57-39.4-33. (331) Relief from certain liability for purchasers

57-39.4-33. (331) Relief from certain liability for purchasers 1. A member state shall relieve a purchaser from liability for penalty to that member state and its local jurisdictions for having failed to pay the correct amount of sales or use tax in the following circumstances: a. A purchaser's seller or certified service provider relied on erroneous data provided by that member state on tax rates, boundaries, taxing jurisdiction assignments, or in the taxability matrix completed under section 57-39.4-29. b. A purchaser holding a direct pay permit relied on erroneous data provided by that member state on tax rates, boundaries, taxing jurisdiction assignments, or in the taxability matrix completed by that member state under section 57-39.4-29. c. A purchaser relied on erroneous data provided by that member state in the taxability matrix completed by that member state under section 57-39.4-29. d. A purchaser using databases under subsections 6, 7, and 8 of section 57-39.4-06 relied on erroneous data provided by that member state on tax rates, boundaries, or taxing jurisdiction assignments. After providing adequate notice as determined by the governing board, a member state that provides an address-based database for assigning taxing jurisdictions under subsection 7 or 8 of section 57-39.4-06 may cease providing liability relief for errors resulting from the reliance on the database provided by the member state under the provisions of subsection 6 of section 57-39.4-06. 2. Except when prohibited by a member state's constitution, a member state shall also relieve a purchaser from liability for tax and interest to that member state and its local jurisdictions for having failed to pay the correct amount of sales or use tax in the circumstances described in subsection 1, provided that with respect to reliance on the taxability matrix completed by that member state under section 57-39.4-29, such relief is limited to the state's erroneous classification in the taxability matrix of terms included in the agreement as "taxable", "exempt", "included in sales price", "excluded from sales price", "included in the definition", or "excluded from the definition". 3. For purposes of this section, the term "penalty" means an amount imposed for noncompliance that is not fraudulent, willful, or intentional which is in addition to the correct amount of sales or use tax and interest. 4. A member state may allow relief on terms and conditions more favorable to a purchaser than the terms required by this section.