Cal. RTC § 2509
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 2509, 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
If any negotiable paper is not paid on due presentment for any reason, any record of payment made on any official record because of its acceptance shall be canceled, and the tax or assessment is a lien as though no payment has been attempted.
The officer accepting negotiable paper shall make any memoranda necessary to enable him to make proper cancellation on its return without payment.
The officer accepting negotiable paper shall make any memoranda necessary to enable him to make proper cancellation on its return without payment.
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