§ 1701

California Unemployment Insurance Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The wage earner and employer contributions required to be paid by any employing unit under this division, together with interest and penalties, shall be satisfied first in any of the following cases:

(a) Whenever the employing unit is insolvent.

(b) Whenever the employing unit makes a voluntary assignment of its assets.

(c) Whenever the estate of the employing unit in the hands of the executors, administrators, or heirs is insufficient to pay all the debts due from the deceased.

(d) Whenever the estate and effects of an absconding, concealed, or absent employing unit required to pay any amount under this division are levied upon by process of law.

(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 449.)

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