If you do not pay the first installment of your annual tax bill at the County Tax Collector's Office by 5:00 p.m. on December 10th*, or payment is not postmarked by that date, a ten percent (10%) delinquent penalty is added to the unpaid balance.
If you fail to pay the second installment at the County Tax Collector's Office by 5:00 p.m. on April 10th*, or payment is not postmarked by that date, a ten percent (10%) penalty plus a delinquent cost is added to the unpaid balance.
If you fail to pay any installment at the County Tax Collector's Office by 5:00 p.m. on June 30th, or payment is not postmarked by that date, an additional penalty of 1.5 percent (1.5%) of the original unpaid tax is added on the first day of each month, beginning on July 1st. A lien will be recorded against your name, which will appear on your credit record. A release of lien fee will be charged, in addition to the original tax amount, ten percent (10%) delinquency penalty, accrued 1.5 percent (1.5%) penalty, and any delinquent collection cost.
If you fail to pay the installments of your supplemental tax bill(s) by the applicable delinquency date, the same penalties and costs accrue as for delinquent secured taxes. Please see "Supplemental Property Taxes" for more information.