Cal. RTC § 1612.5
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 1612.5, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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Official statutory text
The following persons may not represent an applicant for compensation on any application for equalization filed pursuant to Section 1603:
(a) A current member of an assessment appeals board, or any alternate member, in the county in which the board member or alternate member serves.
(b) A current assessment hearing officer in the county in which the hearing officer serves.
(c) A current employee of the office of the clerk of the county board of equalization or assessment appeals board in the county in which the person is employed.
(d) A current employee of the county counsel who advises the assessment appeals board or represents the assessor before the assessment appeals board in the county in which the person is employed.
(e) A current employee of the assessor’s office in the county in which the person is employed in accordance with Section 1365.
(a) A current member of an assessment appeals board, or any alternate member, in the county in which the board member or alternate member serves.
(b) A current assessment hearing officer in the county in which the hearing officer serves.
(c) A current employee of the office of the clerk of the county board of equalization or assessment appeals board in the county in which the person is employed.
(d) A current employee of the county counsel who advises the assessment appeals board or represents the assessor before the assessment appeals board in the county in which the person is employed.
(e) A current employee of the assessor’s office in the county in which the person is employed in accordance with Section 1365.
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