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DIVISION 1. PROPERTY TAXATION 50-5911›PART 5. COLLECTION OF TAXES 2501-3205›CHAPTER 2.3. Return of Replicated Property Tax Payments 2780-2783

§ 2781.5

California Revenue and Taxation Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) An owner of record may instruct a tax collector, by written request, to refund a replicated payment on a current assessment to the tendering party who is not an owner of record, if that tendering party is known at the time the request is made by the owner of record.

(b) The request shall be submitted by the owner of record and shall satisfy both of the following requirements:

(1) The request shall be certified by the owner of record as true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge.

(2) The request shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a deed, judgment, or other instrument that legally verifies ownership of the property.

(c) The tax collector shall not be required to make a determination as to the ownership of the property.

(d) This section does not apply to any payment on a current assessment that is delinquent.

(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 85, Sec. 2. Effective August 6, 2009.)

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