Any tax or fee covered by this article which shall be due and owing to the City of Hazleton after a period of 60 days shall be considered delinquent.
[Adopted 3-13-1997 by Ord. No. 97-7]
Once an account is determined to be delinquent, it may be collected by the City, including any penalty imposed for late payment, or the account may be referred to a company or agency which has been designated by resolution of Council for the purposes of collection.
Once an account has been determined to be delinquent and referred for collection, additional fees and/or penalties shall become part of the amounts due and owing to the City of Hazleton and the City or its designated agent is hereby authorized to seek reimbursement of any such additional fees and/or penalties from the delinquent taxpayer to the extent permitted by law.
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Editor's Note: Former § 490-63, Amount of delinquent tax fees, as amended, was repealed 4-26-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-5.