§431K-7.5  Purchasing group taxation.  Premium taxes and taxes on premiums paid for coverage of risks resident or located in this State by a purchasing group or any members of the purchasing group shall be:

     (1)  Imposed at the same rate and subject to the same interest, fines, and penalties as that applicable to premium taxes and taxes on premiums paid for similar coverage from a similar insurance source by other insurers; and

     (2)  Paid first by that insurance source, and if not by that source, then by the producer for the purchasing group, and if not by that producer, then by the purchasing group, and if not by that purchasing group, then by each of its members. [L 1993, c 321, §4; am L 2002, c 155, §99]