Cal. RTC § 5105
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 5105, 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
(a) Notwithstanding Section 5097, an order for refund of taxes or assessments authorized pursuant to this article may be paid to the assessee of that property, or to the latest recorded owner of that property, as shown on the tax roll, without a claim for refund filed, if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) There has been no transfer of the property during or since the fiscal year for which the taxes subject to refund were levied.
(2) The amount of the refund is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) This section shall become operative in a county only if the board of supervisors of the county adopts a resolution or ordinance approving the operation of this section.
(1) There has been no transfer of the property during or since the fiscal year for which the taxes subject to refund were levied.
(2) The amount of the refund is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) This section shall become operative in a county only if the board of supervisors of the county adopts a resolution or ordinance approving the operation of this section.
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