Sec. 16-57. - One-time tax amnesty period-tangible and motor vehicle taxes.

(a)

In accordance with R.I.G.L. §44-5-8.6, entitled "East Providence—Tax Amnesty Periods—Tangible and motor vehicle taxes" or as such may be renumbered but having the same title, the City of East Providence by and through enactment of this ordinance, does hereby authorize a sixty-day (60) period during fiscal year 2023 whereby a waiver of interest and penalties on overdue tangible and/or motor vehicle tax payments may be made if the request for a waiver of interest and penalties is:

(1)

In writing, on a designated form created by the tax assessor; and

(2)

Such form shall be signed, dated, and submitted to the tax collector by the taxpayer within the sixty-day (60) waiver period beginning August 15, 2023 and ending October 14, 2023, and

(3)

The tax assessor may grant amnesty in whole or in part, and

(4)

The taxpayer must pay all delinquent and/or overdue taxes in full, and the taxpayer must pay all other remaining taxes, penalties and interest that remain due and owing, and all such payments must be made in full during the amnesty period.

(b)

In accordance with R.I.G.L. §44-5-8.6(b), the tax assessor shall provide the city council with a report at the conclusion of the amnesty period which shall include a copy of the applications and shall further specify whether or not the tax assessor made the decision to grant amnesty and whether any grant of amnesty was in whole or in part as such shall be in accordance with R.I.G.L. §44-5-8.6(b) and (c).

c)

Waivers of interest and penalties shall not be granted for any taxes contained in the 2023 tax bill.

(Ch. 884, § I, 7-18-23)