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Cal. RTC § 3955

This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 3955, 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

Whenever unknown defendants owning or claiming an interest in special assessments are made parties defendant, the following persons shall also be made parties defendant: (a) The payee, as shown by the bond representing the special assessment, if any; (b) the owner of the special assessment, or any person claiming an interest therein, as shown by the treasurer’s records; and (c) the treasurer, as collecting agent and trustee of the funds collected for unknown owners of a special assessment or persons claiming an interest therein.

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