(1) Withholding by purchaser. If any person liable for any amount under this chapter sells out his or her business or stock of goods or quits the business, such person's successors or assigns shall withhold sufficient of the purchase price to cover such amount until the former owner produces a receipt from the commissioner showing that it has been paid or a certificate stating that no amount is due.

(2) Liability of purchaser; release. If the purchaser of a business or stock of goods fails to withhold the purchase price as required, such purchaser becomes personally liable for the payment of the amount required to be withheld by the purchaser to the extent of the purchase price, valued in money. Within sixty days after receiving a written request from the purchaser for a certificate, the commissioner shall either issue the certificate or mail notice to the purchaser at said purchaser's address as it appears on the records of the commissioner of the amount that must be paid as a condition of issuing the certificate. Failure of the commissioner to mail the notice shall release the purchaser from any further obligation to withhold the purchase price as above provided. The time within which the obligation of the successor may be enforced shall start to run at the time the person sells out his or her business or stock of goods or quits the business or at the time that the assessment against such person becomes final, whichever event occurs later.

(1949 Rev., S. 2108; P.A. 85-316, S. 5, 7; P.A. 00-174, S. 16, 83.)

History: P.A. 85-316 made technical change in Subsec. (2); P.A. 00-174 replaced references to “retailer” with “person” with regard to liability under this section, provided that the obligation under this section may commence with the person's quitting the business and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective October 1, 2000, and applicable to sales of a business or stock of goods occurring on or after that date.

Cited. 44 CS 361.