CHAPTER 1.5. State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fees
Chapter 1.5 added by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 1.
§§ 4210–4229 · 20 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 4210–4214 · 8 sections
- § 4210 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Fire protection of the public trust resources on lands in the state responsibility areas remains a…
- § 4211 For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Habitable Structure” means a building that contains one or more…
- § 4212 (a) (1) By September 1, 2011, the board shall adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee for the purposes of this chapter in an amount not…
- § 4213 (a) (1) Commencing with the 2011–12 fiscal year, the fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 shall be collected annually by the State Board of…
- § 4213.05 (a) Commencing with the 2017–18 fiscal year, the fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 shall be suspended, effective July 1, 2017. Any moneys…
- § 4213.1 (a) (1) The fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 shall be levied upon the owner of a habitable structure identified by the department as…
- § 4213.2 If an owner of a property with one or more habitable structures subject to the fire prevention fee imposed pursuant to Section 4212 sells the property, the…
- § 4214 (a) Fire prevention fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as follows: (1) The State Board of…
ARTICLE 2. Appeals Process §§ 4220–4228 · 11 sections
- § 4220 A person from whom the fire prevention fee is determined to be due under this chapter may petition for a redetermination of whether this chapter applies to…
- § 4220.1 If a petition for redetermination is filed after the expiration of the time period specified in Section 4220, the untimely petition may be treated as an…
- § 4221 A petition for redetermination of the application of this chapter shall be in writing and be sent to the department or its designee. The petition shall state…
- § 4222 If a petition for redetermination of the application of this chapter is filed within the 30-day period, the department shall reconsider whether the fee is due…
- § 4222.5 If a timely petition for redetermination has been filed pursuant to Section 4220, all legal action to collect the fire prevention fee shall be stayed pending…
- § 4223 Notice of the determination of the department pursuant to Section 4222 shall be served, on the same date, to the board, the State Board of Equalization, and…
- § 4224 The order or decision of the department upon a petition for redetermination of the fire prevention fee shall become final 30 days after service upon the…
- § 4225 (a) (1) The fire prevention fee determined to be due by the department pursuant to this article is due and payable at the time it becomes final, and if it is…
- § 4226 Written notice required by this article shall be served as follows: (a) The notice shall be placed in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the…
- § 4227 A dispute regarding the fire prevention fee imposed by this chapter shall be resolved pursuant to this article only.
- § 4228 If the department determines that a person is entitled to a refund of all or part of the fire prevention fee paid pursuant to this chapter, the person shall…
ARTICLE 3. Repeal § 4229 · 1 section
- § 4229 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted on or before…