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DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES 6001-61050›PART 1. SALES AND USE TAXES 6001-7176›CHAPTER 7. Overpayments and Refunds 6901-6981›ARTICLE 3. Recovery of Erroneous Refunds 6961-6964

§ 6961

California Revenue and Taxation Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) The Controller may recover any refund or part thereof that is erroneously made and any credit or part thereof that is erroneously allowed in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento in the name of the people of the State of California.

(b) As an alternative to subdivision (a), the board may recover any refund or part thereof that is erroneously made and any credit or part thereof that is erroneously allowed. In recovering any erroneous refunds or credits, the board, in its discretion, may issue a deficiency determination in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 6481) or Article 4 (commencing with Section 6536) of Chapter 5. Except in the case of fraud, the determination shall be made within three years from the last day of the month following the quarterly period in which the board made its certification to the Controller that the amount collected was in excess of the amount legally due.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 903, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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