Michigan Laws 207.1141 – Tax belonging to state; failure to make payment or to defraud as embezzlement; penalty
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 207.1141
- Department: means the department of treasury or its designee. See Michigan Laws 207.1002
- Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
- Motor fuel: means gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, a mixture of gasoline, diesel fuel, or kerosene, or a mixture of gasoline, diesel fuel, or kerosene and any other substance. See Michigan Laws 207.1004
- Person: means and includes an individual, cooperative, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, syndicate, and corporation, both private and municipal, and any receiver, trustee, conservator, or any other officer having jurisdiction and control of property by law or by appointment of a court other than units of government. See Michigan Laws 207.1004
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Tax: means a tax, interest, or penalty levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 207.1006
The tax imposed by this act belongs to the state. The tax shall be held in trust for the state and for payment to the department as provided in this act. A person who fails or refuses to pay over to the department the tax collected on motor fuel at the time required in this act, or a person who with intent to defraud withholds or appropriates any portion of the tax belonging to the state, is guilty of embezzlement, and shall be punished as provided in section 174 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.174.