ARTICLE 2. The California Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights
Article 2 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 438, Sec. 16.
§§ 50156–50156.18 · 19 sections
- § 50156 The board shall administer this article. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the provisions of this article shall apply to this part.
- § 50156.1 (a) The board shall establish the position of the Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate. The advocate or his or her designee shall be responsible for facilitating…
- § 50156.2 (a) The board shall develop and implement an education and information program directed at, but not limited to, all of the following groups: (1) Fee payers…
- § 50156.3 The board shall conduct an annual hearing before the full board where industry representatives and individual fee payers are allowed to present their proposals…
- § 50156.4 The board shall prepare and publish brief but comprehensive statements in simple and nontechnical language that explain procedures, remedies, and the rights…
- § 50156.5 (a) The total amount of revenue collected or assessed pursuant to this part shall not be used for any of the following: (1) To evaluate individual officers or…
- § 50156.6 The board shall develop and implement a program that will evaluate an individual employee’s or officer’s performance with respect to his or her contact with…
- § 50156.7 The board shall, in cooperation with the State Water Resources Control Board, the Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate, and other interested taxpayer-oriented groups,…
- § 50156.8 Procedures of the board, relating to appeals staff review conferences before a staff attorney or supervising tax auditor independent of the assessing…
- § 50156.9 (a) Every fee payer is entitled to be reimbursed for any reasonable fees and expenses related to a hearing before the board if all of the following conditions…
- § 50156.10 (a) An officer or employee of the board acting in connection with any law administered by the board shall not knowingly authorize, require, or conduct any…
- § 50156.11 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department, its staff, and the Attorney General pursue settlements as authorized under this section with…
- § 50156.12 (a) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall release any levy or notice to withhold issued pursuant to this part on any property in the…
- § 50156.13 Exemptions from levy under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 703.010) of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be adjusted for…
- § 50156.14 (a) A feepayer may file a claim with the board for reimbursement of bank charges and any other reasonable third-party check charge fees incurred by the…
- § 50156.15 (a) At least 30 days prior to the filing or recording of liens under Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) or Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 7220)…
- § 50156.16 (a) If any officer or employee of the board recklessly disregards board-published procedures, a fee payer aggrieved by that action or omission may bring an…
- § 50156.17 (a) Except in any case where the board finds collection of the fee to be in jeopardy, if any property has been levied upon, the property or the proceeds from…
- § 50156.18 (a) Beginning January 1, 2003, the director the department, or their delegates, may compromise any final fee liability. (b) For purposes of this section, “a…