§ 11.6-30. Penalty for violations.

Pursuant to Section 125.69, Florida Statutes, any purchaser willfully failing or refusing to pay the tax hereby imposed, where the seller has not elected to assume and pay such tax, and any seller, or any officer, agent, or employee of any seller, willfully violating the provisions of this article may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days, or by other such fines and imprisonment for each and every violation as may be lawfully imposed by a court with jurisdiction. The county may further bring suit to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise prevent the violation of this article, and to collect such unpaid taxes, and shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs if it prevails in such suit.

(Ord. No. 99-16, § 10, 5-21-99)