I. Each licensed producer shall file with the commissioner, not later than January 31st of each year, a sworn statement of the gross premiums charged for insurance procured or placed and the gross return premiums on such insurance cancelled under such license during the year ending on December 31 next preceding, and at the time of filing such statement shall pay to the state treasurer a sum equal to 3 percent of such gross premiums less such return premiums reported.
II. Any producer failing to file the report or failing to remit the proper tax within the time period for filing shall pay a penalty contingent upon the number of days that have passed since the due date. For late payments received 1-30 days after the due date, the penalty fee shall be 3 percent of the amount of tax due. For late payments received 31-60 days after the due date, the penalty fee shall be 6 percent of the amount of tax due. For late payments received more than 60 days after the due date, the penalty fee shall be 12 percent of the amount of tax due.
III. Each producer filing under this section shall be subject to the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 400-A:32-a.