(a) The county trustee of any county of this state where the billing could not be made on personalty tax prior to the delinquent date of tax is authorized and empowered to waive any delinquent interest and penalty on tax for a period of ninety (90) days from the billing date; provided, that, should this tax not be paid within the ninety-day grace period provided in this subsection (a), the tax reverts to a delinquent status and delinquent interest and penalty accrue as prescribed under [former] § 67-1-801(b) [repealed].
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-5-1803
Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) This section shall apply only to counties having a population of at least two hundred thousand (200,000) or more, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census; provided, that this section does not apply to any county having a metropolitan form of government.
