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DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES 6001-61050›PART 2. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX LAW 7301-8526›CHAPTER 5. Determinations and Payments 7651-7732›ARTICLE 1. Returns, Reports, and Payments 7651-7658.5

§ 7658

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

(a) If the department finds that a person’s failure to make a timely return or payment was due to a disaster, and occurred notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and the absence of willful neglect, the person may be relieved of the interest provided by Sections 7655, 7656, 7659.9, 7661, and 7706.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person seeking to be relieved of the interest shall file with the department a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts upon which that person bases the claim for relief.

(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the department may grant relief of the interest for any person in an area identified in a state of emergency proclamation made by the Governor for the period the state of emergency proclamation is effective, regardless of whether the person has filed a statement with the department pursuant to subdivision (b).

(2) The department may grant the relief in paragraph (1) only during the first 12 months following the issuance of the state of emergency proclamation or the duration of the state of emergency, whichever is less.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 474, Sec. 15. (SB 1496) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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