Any tax not paid within the period prescribed in § 10-9-10 is subject to a penalty of the Category G rate of interest as established in § 54-3-16. The penalty shall attach and be a charge upon the tax.

Source: SL 1961, ch 450, § 10; SL 1977, ch 83; SL 1981, ch 83; SL 1984, ch 319, § 37; SL 1985, ch 71, § 1; SL 1999, ch 53, § 1; SL 2000, ch 226, § 2.