Due date of returns; payment of tax; preemption

(1) The transient lodging provider or transient lodging intermediary that collects the consideration charged for occupancy of transient lodging, or a transient lodging intermediary described in ORS 320.300 (12)(c), as applicable, is responsible for collecting any local transient lodging tax and shall file a return of the tax with the unit of local government that imposes the tax, or with any tax administrator identified by the unit of local government, reporting the amount of tax due with respect to all occupancy of transient lodging that ended during the reporting period to which the return relates. (2) Returns shall be filed on or before the deadline fixed by the unit of local government for filing returns and shall be made under penalties for false swearing. (3) When a return is required under this section, the transient lodging tax collector required to file the return shall remit the tax due to the unit of local government at the time fixed for filing returns. (4) This section applies to a transient lodging tax collector unless a charter provision or ordinance or resolution of the unit of local government, or an agreement entered into between the transient lodging tax collector and the unit of local government, provides otherwise.