Sec. 67. (a) Not later than ninety (90) days after the putative holder has exhausted the administrative remedies available in section 66 of this chapter, the putative holder may:

(1) file an action against the attorney general in a court with jurisdiction challenging the attorney general’s determination of liability and seeking a declaration that the determination is unenforceable, in whole or in part; or

(2) pay the amount or deliver the property determined by the attorney general to be paid or delivered to the attorney general and, not later than six (6) months after payment or delivery, file an action against the attorney general in a court with jurisdiction for a refund of all or part of the amount paid or return of all or part of the property delivered.

     (b) If a putative holder pays or delivers property the attorney general determined must be paid or delivered to the attorney general at any time after the putative holder files an action under subsection (a)(1), the court shall continue the action as if it had been filed originally as an action for a refund or return of property under subsection (a)(2).

     (c) Upon the final determination of an action filed under subsection (a), the court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to a putative holder that prevails in an action under this section.

     (d) A putative holder that prevails in an action under subsection (a)(2) for a refund of money paid to the attorney general is entitled to interest on the amount refunded, at the same rate a holder is required to pay to the attorney general under section 71(a) of this chapter, from the date paid to the attorney general until the date of the refund.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.