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(a) Commencing with the 1983–84 assessment year and each assessment year thereafter, whenever a change in ownership occurs or new construction resulting from actual physical new construction on the site is completed, the assessor shall appraise the property changing ownership or the new construction at its full cash value (except as provided in Section 68 and subdivision (b) of this section) on the date the change in ownership occurs or the new construction is completed. The value so determined shall be the new base year value of the property or the new construction.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, “actual physical new construction” includes the removal of a structure from land. The new base year value of the remaining property (after the removal of the structure) shall be determined in the same manner as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 51.

(c) For purposes of this section, “actual physical new construction” includes the discovery of previously unknown reserves of oil or gas.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 940, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)

article: 2. Assessments on the Supplemental Roll

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(a) If the change in ownership occurs or the new construction is completed on or after January 1 but on or before May 31, then there shall be two supplemental assessments placed on the supplemental roll. The first supplemental assessment shall be the difference between the new base year value and the taxable value on the current roll. In the case of a change in ownership of the full interest in the real property, the second supplemental assessment shall be the difference between the new base year value and the taxable value to be enrolled on the roll being prepared. If the change in ownership is of only a partial interest in the real property, the second supplemental assessment shall be the difference between the sum of the new base year value of the portion transferred plus the taxable value on the roll being prepared of the remainder of the property and the taxable value on the roll being prepared of the whole property. For new construction, the second supplemental assessment shall be the value change due to the new construction.

(b) If the change in ownership occurs or the new construction is completed on or after June 1 but before the succeeding January 1, then the supplemental assessment placed on the supplemental roll shall be the difference between the new base year value and the taxable value on the current roll.

(c) If there are multiple changes in ownership or multiple completions of new construction, or both, with respect to the same real property during the same assessment year, then there shall be a net supplemental assessment placed on the supplemental roll, in addition to the assessment pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b). The net supplemental assessment shall be the most recent new base year value less the sum of (1) the previous entry or entries placed on the supplemental roll computed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), and (2) the corresponding taxable value on the current roll or the taxable value to be entered on the roll being prepared, or both, depending on the date or dates the change of ownership occurs or new construction is completed as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b).

(d) No supplemental assessment authorized by this section shall be valid, or have any force or effect, unless it is placed on the supplemental roll on or before the applicable date specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), as follows:

(1) The fourth July 1 following the July 1 of the assessment year in which the event giving rise to the supplemental assessment occurred.

(2) The eighth July 1 following the July 1 of the assessment year in which the event giving rise to the supplemental assessment occurred, if the penalty provided for in Section 504 is added to the assessment.

(3) The eighth July 1 following the July 1 of the assessment year in which the event giving rise to the supplemental assessment occurred, if the change in ownership was unrecorded and a change in ownership statement required by Section 480 or preliminary change in ownership report, as required by Section 480.3, was not timely filed.

(4) Notwithstanding any other law, in the case where property that is owned by a community land trust and was previously exempt pursuant to Section 214.18 becomes subject to taxation pursuant to subdivision (d) of that section, any assessment made in the amount of an exemption, or that portion of the exemption, previously allowed pursuant to Section 214.18 shall be made within five years of the lien date following the date on which the property becomes subject to taxation.

(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), there shall be no limitation period on making a supplemental assessment, if the penalty provided for in Section 503 is added to the assessment.

For the purposes of this subdivision, “assessment year” means the period beginning annually as of 12:01 a.m. on the first day of January and ending immediately prior to the succeeding first day of January.

(e) If, before the expiration of the applicable period specified in subdivision (d) for making a supplemental assessment, the taxpayer and the assessor agree in writing to extend the period for making a supplemental assessment, correction, or claim for refund, a supplemental assessment may be made at any time prior to the expiration of that extended period. The extended period may be further extended by successive written agreements entered into prior to the expiration of the most recent extension.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. (SB 196) Effective January 1, 2020.)

division: 1. PROPERTY TAXATION

part: 0.5. IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE XIII A OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION

chapter: 3.5. Change in Ownership and New Construction After the Lien Date

article: 2. Assessments on the Supplemental Roll


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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, new construction shall be deemed completed on the earliest of the following dates:

(1) (A) The date upon which the new construction is available for use by the owner, unless the owner does not intend to occupy or use the property. The owner shall notify the assessor prior to, or within 30 days of, the date of commencement of construction that he or she does not intend to occupy or use the property. If the owner does not notify the assessor as provided in this subdivision, the date shall be conclusively presumed to be the date of completion.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an owner is not required to provide the notice described in subparagraph (A) and it is rebuttably presumed that a supplemental assessment is not required on property described in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, if the owner’s property meets all of the following conditions:

(i) The property is subdivided into five or more parcels in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code), or any successor to that law.

(ii) A map describing the parcels has been recorded.

(iii) Zoning regulations that are applicable to the parcels or building permits for the parcels require that, except for parcels dedicated for public use, single-family residences will be constructed on the parcels.

(2) If the owner does not intend to occupy or use the property, the date the property is occupied or used with the owner’s consent.

(3) If the property cannot be functionally used or occupied on the date it is available for use considering the type of property and any special facts and circumstances affecting use or occupancy, the date the property can be functionally used or occupied.

(b) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Occupy or use” means the occupancy or use by the owner, including the rental or lease of the property, except as provided in paragraph (2).

(2) Property shall not be considered occupied or used by the owner or with the owner’s consent if the occupancy or use is incidental to an offer for a change of ownership, including, but not limited to, use of the property as a model home.

(c) The board, after consultation with the California Assessors’ Association, shall adopt rules and regulations defining the date of completion of new construction in accordance with this section. The rules and regulations shall not define the date of completion in a manner that the date of completion of all new construction is postponed until the following lien date.

(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude the reassessment of that property on the assessment roll for January 1 following the date of completion.

(e) The owner of any property who notifies the assessor pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) that he or she does not intend to occupy or use the property and the owner of any property that meets all of the conditions under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall notify the assessor within 45 days of the earliest date that any of the following occur:

(1) The property changes ownership pursuant to an unrecorded contract of sale.

(2) The property is leased or rented.

(3) The property is occupied or used by the owner for any purpose other than provided in subdivision (b).

(4) The property is occupied or used with the owner’s consent for any purpose other than provided in subdivision (b).

(f) The failure to provide the assessor the notice required by subdivision (e), whether requested or not, shall result in a penalty in the amount specified in Section 482.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 607, Sec. 3. (SB 825) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 2. Assessments on the Supplemental Roll


text: Any supplemental assessment shall not be deemed to be an escaped assessment subject to Section 4837.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 946, Sec. 6. Effective September 10, 1984.)

article: 2. Assessments on the Supplemental Roll


text: A supplemental assessment pursuant to this chapter shall not be made for any property not subject to the assessment limitations of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution. All property subject to the assessment limitations of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this article.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1102, Sec. 5. Effective September 27, 1983.)

article: 2. Assessments on the Supplemental Roll


text:
(a) For fixtures, other than fixtures that are included in a change in ownership or that are included in a structure and are assessed at the completion of the new construction of a structure pursuant to Section 75.12, taxpayers shall report to the assessor once each year at the time the annual property statement is due, on the fixtures added to real property and fixtures removed from real property, the dates of those additions and removals, and the cost of each in the applicable period as follows:

(1) In 1997, the prior 10-month period from March 1 to January 1.

(2) In 1998 and each year thereafter, the prior 12-month period from January 1 to January 1.

This reporting requirement shall not apply to fixtures added or removed on or after the first day of the month following the effective date of the act adding this sentence to this subdivision. One supplemental tax bill shall be prepared for those fixtures based on the cost of the fixtures added and subtracted from real property, the date of each addition or subtraction, and the appropriate tax rate computed pursuant to Section 75.41.

The taxes due from the resulting tax bill shall be collected in the same manner and at the same times as other supplemental tax bills mailed on the same date.

(b) For the purposes of the supplemental roll, taxpayers shall report pursuant to this section only those fixtures which are taxable on the supplemental roll.

(c) This section shall become operative on March 1, 1987.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 499, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

article: 2. Assessments on the Supplemental Roll


text: On and after July 1, 1997, if the actual date of the most recent change in ownership or completion of new construction entered on the supplemental roll occurs between January 1, and June 30, then the new base year value shall be adjusted on the January 1 following the change in ownership or completion of new construction by the inflation factor, which shall be determined as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 51.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 499, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

article: 2.5. Application of Inflation Rate

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text: A supplemental assessment pursuant to this chapter shall not affect an exemption which had been granted the property for either the current roll or the roll being prepared.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1102, Sec. 6. Effective September 27, 1983.)

article: 3. Exemptions

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(a) Exemptions shall be applied to the amount of the supplemental assessment, provided that the property is not receiving any other exemption on either the current roll or the roll being prepared except as provided for in subdivision (b), that the assessee is eligible for the exemption, and that, in those instances in which the provisions of this division require the filing of a claim for the exemption, the assessee makes a claim for the exemption.

(b) If the property received an exemption on the current roll or the roll being prepared and the assessee on the supplemental roll is eligible for an exemption and, in those instances in which the provisions of this division require the filing of a claim for the exemption, the assessee makes a claim for an exemption of a greater amount, then the difference in the amount between the two exemptions shall be applied to the supplemental assessment.

(c) In those instances in which the provisions of this division require the filing of a claim for the exemption, except as provided in subdivision (d), (e), or (f), any person claiming to be eligible for an exemption to be applied against the amount of the supplemental assessment shall file a claim or an amendment to a current claim, in that form as prescribed by the board, on or before the 30th day following the date of notice of the supplemental assessment, in order to receive a 100-percent exemption.

(1) With respect to property as to which the college, cemetery, church, religious, exhibition, veterans’ organization, free public libraries, free museums, or welfare exemption was available, but for which a timely application for exemption was not filed, the following amounts shall be canceled or refunded:

(A) Ninety percent of any tax or penalty or interest thereon, or any amount of tax or penalty or interest thereon exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in total amount, whichever is greater, for each supplemental assessment, provided that an appropriate application for exemption is filed on or before the date on which the first installment of taxes on the supplemental tax bill becomes delinquent, as provided by Section 75.52.

(B) Eighty-five percent of any tax or penalty or interest thereon, or any amount of tax or penalty or interest thereon exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in total amount, whichever is greater, for each supplemental assessment, if an appropriate application for exemption is thereafter filed.

(2) With respect to property as to which the welfare exemption or veterans’ organization exemption was available, all provisions of Section 254.5, other than the specified dates for the filing of affidavits and other acts, are applicable to this section.

(3) With respect to property as to which the veterans’ or homeowners’ exemption was available, but for which a timely application for exemption was not filed, that portion of tax attributable to 80 percent of the amount of exemption available shall be canceled or refunded, provided that an appropriate application for exemption is filed on or before the date on which the first installment of taxes on the supplemental tax bill becomes delinquent, as provided by Section 75.52.

(4) With respect to property as to which the disabled veterans’ exemption was available, but for which a timely application for exemption was not filed, that portion of tax attributable to 90 percent of the amount of exemption available shall be canceled or refunded, provided that an appropriate application for exemption is filed on or before the date on which the first installment of taxes on the supplemental tax bill becomes delinquent, as provided by Section 75.52. If an appropriate application for exemption is thereafter filed, 85 percent of the amount of the exemption available shall be canceled or refunded.

(5) With respect to property as to which any other exemption was available, but for which a timely application for exemption was not filed, the following amounts shall be canceled or refunded:

(A) Ninety percent of any tax or penalty or interest thereon, provided that an appropriate application for exemption is filed on or before the date on which the first installment of taxes on the supplemental tax bill becomes delinquent, as provided by Section 75.52.

(B) Eighty-five percent of any tax or penalty or interest thereon, or any amount of tax or penalty or interest thereon exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in total amount, whichever is greater, for each supplemental assessment, if an appropriate application for exemption is thereafter filed.

Other provisions of this division pertaining to the late filing of claims for exemption do not apply to assessments made pursuant to this chapter.

(d) For purposes of this section, any claim for the homeowners’ exemption, veterans’ exemption, or disabled veterans’ exemption previously filed by the owner of a dwelling, granted and in effect, constitutes the claim or claims for that exemption required in this section. In the event that a claim for the homeowners’ exemption, veterans’ exemption, or disabled veterans’ exemption is not in effect, a claim for any of those exemptions for a single supplemental assessment for a change in ownership or new construction occurring on or after June 1, up to and including December 31, shall apply to that assessment; a claim for any of those exemptions for the two supplemental assessments for a change in ownership or new construction occurring on or after January 1, up to and including May 31, one for the current fiscal year and one for the following fiscal year, shall apply to those assessments. In either case, if granted, the claim shall remain in effect until title to the property changes, the owner does not occupy the home as their principal place of residence on the lien date, or the property is otherwise ineligible pursuant to Section 205, 205.5, or 218.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), an additional exemption claim may not be required to be filed until the next succeeding lien date in the case in which a supplemental assessment results from the completion of new construction on property that has previously been granted exemption on either the current roll or the roll being prepared.

(f) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), an additional exemption claim is not required to be filed in the instance where a supplemental assessment results from a change in ownership of property where the purchaser of the property owns and uses or uses, as the case may be, other property that has been granted the college, public school, cemetery, church, religious, exhibition, veterans’ organization, free public libraries, free museums, or welfare exemption on either the current roll or the roll being prepared and the property purchased is put to the same use.

(2) In all other instances where a supplemental assessment results from a change in ownership of property, an application for exemption shall be filed pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (c).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 72, Sec. 2. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 3. Exemptions


text: A property shall be eligible for exemption from the supplemental assessment if the person claiming the exemption meets the qualifications for the exemption established by this part no later than 90 days after the date of the change in ownership or the completion of new construction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 946, Sec. 7. Effective September 10, 1984.)

article: 3. Exemptions


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 75.22, a property shall be eligible for exemption from the supplemental assessment if the organization claiming the exemption is a qualified organization and meets the qualifications for the exemption established by this part no later than 180 days after the date of the change in ownership or the completion of new construction.

(b) For purposes of this section, “qualified organization” means an organization that qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 201, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)

article: 3. Exemptions


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(a) Whenever the assessor has determined a new base year value as provided in Section 75.10, the assessor shall send a notice to the assessee showing the following:

(1) The new base year value of the property that has changed ownership, or the new base year value of the completed new construction that shall be added to the existing taxable value of the remainder of the property.

(2) The taxable value appearing on the current roll, and if the change in ownership or completion of new construction occurred between January 1 and May 31, the taxable value on the roll being prepared.

(3) The date of the change in ownership or completion of new construction.

(4) The amount of the supplemental assessments.

(5) The exempt amount, if any, on the current roll or the roll being prepared.

(6) The date the notice was mailed.

(7) A statement that the supplemental assessment was determined in accordance with Article XIIIA of the California Constitution that generally requires reappraisal of property whenever a change in ownership occurs or property is newly constructed.

(8) Any other information which the board may prescribe.

(b) In addition to the information specified in subdivision (a), the notice shall inform the assessee of the procedure for filing a claim for exemption that is to be filed within 30 days of the date of the notice.

(c) (1) The notice shall advise the assessee of the right to an informal review and the right to appeal the supplemental assessment, and, unless subject to paragraph (2) or (3), that the appeal shall be filed within 60 days of the date of mailing printed on the notice or the postmark date therefor, whichever is later. For the purposes of equalization proceedings, the supplemental assessment shall be considered an assessment made outside of the regular assessment period as provided in Section 1605.

(2) For counties in which the board of supervisors has adopted the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 1605, and the County of Los Angeles, the notice shall advise the assessee of the right to appeal the supplemental assessment, and that the appeal shall, except as provided in paragraph (3), be filed within 60 days of the date of mailing printed on the tax bill or the postmark date therefor, whichever is later. For the purposes of equalization proceedings, the supplemental assessment shall be considered an assessment made outside of the regular assessment period as provided in Section 1605.

(3) (A) If the taxpayer does not receive a notice in accordance with paragraph (1) at least 15 days prior to the deadline to file the application described in Section 1603, the affected party or his or her agent may file an application within 60 days of the date of mailing printed on the tax bill or the postmark thereof, whichever is later, along with an affidavit declaring under penalty of perjury that the notice was not timely received.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, an application for reduction in a supplemental assessment may be filed within 12 months following the month in which the assessee is notified of that assessment, if the affected party or his or her agent and the assessor stipulate that there is an error in assessment as the result of the exercise of the assessor’s judgment in determining the full cash value of the property and a written stipulation as to the full cash value and the assessed value is filed in accordance with Section 1607.

(d) The notice shall advise the assessee of both of the following:

(1) The requirements, procedures, and deadlines with respect to an application for the reduction of a base year value pursuant to Section 80, or the reduction of an assessment pursuant to Section 1603.

(2) The criteria under Section 51 for the determination of taxable value, and the requirement of Section 1602 that the custodial officer of the local roll make the roll, or a copy thereof, available for inspection by all interested parties during regular office hours.

(e) The notice shall advise the assessee that if the supplemental assessment is a negative amount the auditor shall make a refund of a portion of taxes paid on assessments made on the current roll, or the roll being prepared, or both.

(f) The notice shall be furnished by the assessor to the assessee by regular United States mail directed to the assessee at the assessee’s latest address known to the assessor. The assessor may choose to accept a written request from the assessee to provide the information by electronic mail in lieu of by regular United States mail.

(g) The notice given by the assessor under this section shall be on a form approved by the State Board of Equalization.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 185, Sec. 1. (SB 1493) Effective January 1, 2011.)

article: 4. Notice of Assessment

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text: The failure of the assessee to receive a notice required by Section 75. 31 shall not affect the validity of any assessment or the validity of any taxes levied pursuant to this chapter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 946, Sec. 10. Effective September 10, 1984.)

article: 4. Notice of Assessment


text:
When the period for claiming exemption has expired, and any exemptions have been processed, the assessor shall transmit the supplemental assessment to the auditor including the following information:

(a) Name and address, if known, of the assessee.

(b) The parcel number or legal description of the property.

(c) The tax rate area in which the property is located.

(d) The new base year value of the property with the value for the land separated from the value for improvements.

(e) The value of the property on the current roll, or the roll being prepared, or both.

(f) The exemption applicable, if any.

(g) The net supplemental assessment after exemption.

(h) The date of the change of ownership or completion of new construction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 946, Sec. 11. Effective September 10, 1984.)

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(a) The auditor shall apply the current year’s tax rate, as defined in Section 75.4, to the supplemental assessment or assessments, computing the amount of taxes that would be due for a full year. If the tax rate for the “roll being prepared” is known, the rate may be used with respect to the fiscal year to which it applies, rather than the current year’s tax rate as defined in Section 75.4. If the tax rate for the “roll being prepared” is not known, the current year’s tax rate as defined in Section 75.4 shall be used. For property on the supplemental roll, the taxes due shall be computed in two equal installments.

(b) The taxes due shall be adjusted by a proration factor to reflect the portion of the tax year remaining as determined by the date on which the change in ownership occurred or the new construction was completed. In computing the portion of the tax year remaining, the change in ownership or completion of new construction shall be presumed to have occurred on the first day of the month following the date on which change in ownership or completion of new construction occurred.

(c) (1) If the presumed date specified in subdivision (b) is February 1, the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the current roll shall be multiplied by 0.42, and the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the roll being prepared shall be multiplied by 1.00.

(2) If the presumed date specified in subdivision (b) is March 1, the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the current roll shall be multiplied by 0.33, and the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the roll being prepared shall be multiplied by 1.00.

(3) If the presumed date specified in subdivision (b) is April 1, the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the current roll shall be multiplied by 0.25, and the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the roll being prepared shall be multiplied by 1.00.

(4) If the presumed date specified in subdivision (b) is May 1, the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the current roll shall be multiplied by 0.17, and the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the roll being prepared shall be multiplied by 1.00.

(5) If the presumed date specified in subdivision (b) is June 1, the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the current roll shall be multiplied by 0.08, and the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the roll being prepared shall be multiplied by 1.00.

(6) If the presumed date specified in subdivision (b) is July 1, no supplemental assessment shall be made on the current roll, and the taxes on the supplemental assessment for the roll being prepared shall be multiplied by 1.00.

(7) If the presumed date specified in subdivision (b) is on or after August 1, and on or before January 1, the following table of factors shall be used:The taxes on the supplementalIf the presumedassessment on the currentdate is:roll shall be multiplied by:August 1 0.92September 1 0.83October 1 0.75November 1 0.67December 1 0.58January 1 0.50(d) After computing the supplemental taxes due, if the total is twenty dollars ($20) or less, the auditor may cancel the amount as provided by Section 4986.8.

(e) If the supplemental assessment is a negative amount, the auditor shall follow the procedures of this section to determine the amount of refund to which the assessee may be entitled.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1087, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1997.)

article: 5. Transmittal of Supplemental Assessments to the Auditor


text: The information transmitted to the auditor by the assessor, together with the extended taxes due, or extension of the refund, shall be enrolled on the supplemental roll.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 946, Sec. 13. Effective September 10, 1984.)


text:
(a) If a refund is due the assessee, the auditor shall make the refund within 90 days of the date of enrollment of the negative assessment on the supplemental roll. Refunds shall be made from taxes collected on assessments made on the supplemental roll.

(b) If the refund is not made as provided in subdivision (a), interest shall be paid at a rate provided by Section 5151, computed from a date 30 days after the date of enrollment of the negative assessment to the date the refund is mailed when the interest is ten dollars ($10) or more on amounts refunded under Section 5096.

(c) Refunds made under this chapter shall be limited to the amount by which the tax, penalty, or interest paid exceeds the amount of tax, penalty, or interest which is lawfully due and owing based upon the new base year value.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 608, Sec. 3.)


text: The auditor shall transmit supplemental assessments entered on the supplemental roll to the tax collector for preparation of supplemental tax bills, and charge the tax collector with the taxes extended thereon.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 946, Sec. 16. Effective September 10, 1984.)

article: 6. Collection of Supplemental Taxes

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text:
The tax collector shall mail or electronically transmit a supplemental tax bill to the assessee, including the following information either on the bill or in a separate statement accompanying the bill:

(a) The information supplied by the assessor to the auditor pursuant to Section 75.40.

(b) The amount of the supplemental taxes due.

(c) The date the notice is mailed.

(d) The date on which the taxes will become delinquent and the penalties for delinquency.

(e) A statement that the supplemental taxes were determined in accordance with Article XIIIA of the California Constitution which generally requires reappraisal of property whenever a change in ownership occurs or property is newly constructed.

(f) The tax rates or the dollar amounts of taxes levied by each revenue district and taxing agency on the property covered by the tax bill.

(g) All of the following:

(1) Information specifying that if the taxpayer disagrees with a change in the assessed value as shown on the tax bill, the taxpayer has the right to an informal assessment review by contacting the assessor’s office.

(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), information specifying that if the taxpayer and the assessor are unable to agree on proper assessed value pursuant to an informal assessment review, the taxpayer has the right to file an application for reduction in assessment for the following year with the county board of equalization or the assessment appeals board, as applicable, and the time period during which the application will be accepted.

(B) For counties in which the board of supervisors has adopted the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 1605, information advising that the assessee has a right to appeal the supplemental assessment, and that the appeal is required to be filed within 60 days of the date of the mailing or electronic transmittal of the tax bill. For the purposes of equalization proceedings, the supplemental assessment shall be considered an assessment made outside of the regular assessment period as provided in Section 1605.

(3) The address of the clerk of the county board of equalization or the assessment appeals board, as applicable, at which forms for an application for reduction may be obtained.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 775, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 6. Collection of Supplemental Taxes


text:
(a) Taxes on the supplemental bill are due on the date mailed and shall become delinquent as follows:

(1) If the bill is mailed within the months of July through October, the first installment shall become delinquent at 5 p.m. on December 10 of the same year. The second installment shall become delinquent at 5 p.m. on April 10 of the next year.

(2) If the bill is mailed within the months of November through June, the first installment shall become delinquent at 5 p.m. on the last day of the month following the month in which the bill is mailed. The second installment shall become delinquent at 5 p.m. on the last day of the fourth calendar month following the date the first installment is delinquent.

(b) If the taxes due are not paid on or before the date and time they become delinquent, a penalty of 10 percent shall attach to them.

(c) The cost enumerated in Section 2621 shall be collected after the second installment is delinquent.

(d) If a delinquent date specified in subdivision (a) falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the time of delinquency is at 5 p.m. or at the close of business, whichever is later, on the next following business day. If the board of supervisors, by adoption of an ordinance or resolution, closes the county’s offices for business prior to the time of delinquency on the “next business day” or for that whole day, that day shall be considered a legal holiday for purposes of this section.

(e) (1) The penalty imposed for delinquent taxes as provided by this article shall be canceled if the assessee or fee owner demonstrates to the tax collector that the delinquency is due to the tax collector’s failure to mail or electronically transmit the tax bill to the address provided on the tax roll or electronic address provided and authorized by the taxpayer or fee owner to the tax collector. Penalties imposed may be canceled if the board of supervisors, upon recommendation of the tax collector, has authorized the tax collector to establish, and the tax collector has so established, specific procedures for the consideration of penalty cancellations. Those procedures may provide that penalties imposed may be canceled by resolution of the county board of supervisors upon the recommendation of the tax collector if the assessee or fee owner demonstrate to the tax collector that the delinquency is due to the county’s failure to send a notice of taxes to the owner of property acquired after the lien date on the secured roll, provided payment of the amount of taxes due, minus any penalties and costs, is made no later than June 30 of the fiscal year in which the property owner is named as the assessee for taxes coming due.

(2) With respect to a late, amended, or corrected tax bill, the penalties imposed for delinquent taxes shall be canceled if the tax amount is paid within 30 days following the date that bill is mailed or electronically transmitted.

(3) Under no circumstance shall a taxpayer have fewer than 30 days to pay without penalty.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 340, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)

article: 6. Collection of Supplemental Taxes


text: If all delinquent amounts which are a lien on real property are not paid in full by the time fixed in the publication of the notice of impending default for failure to pay real property taxes next following the date of delinquency of the second installment of the supplemental taxes, the property shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3436.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1420, Sec. 5.)

article: 6. Collection of Supplemental Taxes


text:
(a) Taxes on the supplemental roll become a lien against the real property on the date of the change in ownership or completion of new construction unless by other provisions of law the taxes are not a lien on real property.

(b) With respect to taxes that are not a lien on real property that have become delinquent on the supplemental roll, the tax collector may use the procedures applicable to the collection of delinquent taxes on the unsecured roll for collection of the tax. If taxes that are not a lien on real property remain unpaid at the time set for declaration of tax default, following a delinquency in the payment of the second installment of the taxes, the taxes and any penalties and costs thereon shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in the event there is a subsequent change in ownership following an initial change in ownership or completion of new construction, that occurs before the mailing of the supplemental tax billing attributable to the initial change in ownership or completion of new construction, then the lien for supplemental taxes is extinguished and that portion of the supplemental assessment attributable to the assessee from the date of the initial change in ownership or completion of new construction to the date of the subsequent change in ownership shall be entered on the unsecured roll or on the supplemental roll as an unsecured assessment in the name of the person who would have been the assessee if the additional change in ownership had not occurred, and thereafter that portion of the tax shall be treated and collected like other taxes on the unsecured roll. The remaining portion of the supplemental tax attributable to the initial change in ownership becomes a lien against the real property on the date of the subsequent change in ownership which lien shall also secure any increase or decrease in supplemental taxes resulting from the determination of the new base year value required to be made following the subsequent change in ownership.

(d) In lieu of determining, as provided in subdivision (c), the portion of the supplemental assessment attributable to the person who would have been the assessee if the additional change in ownership had not occurred, a county may elect to compute that portion of the supplemental assessment attributable to the assessee from the first day of the month following the date of the initial change in ownership or completion of new construction to the date of the subsequent change in ownership.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 800, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1997.)

article: 6. Collection of Supplemental Taxes


text:
(a) A county board of supervisors may, by ordinance, provide for the cancellation of any supplemental tax bill in which the amount of taxes to be billed is less than the cost of assessing and collecting them. In no event shall any supplemental tax bill be canceled pursuant to this subdivision if the amount of taxes on that bill exceeds fifty dollars ($50).

(b) Except where a county board of supervisors has adopted an ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a), a county board of supervisors may, by ordinance, provide for the cancellation by the assessor of any supplemental assessment where that assessment would result in an amount of taxes due which is less than the cost of assessing and collecting them. In no event shall any supplemental assessment be canceled pursuant to this subdivision if the amount of taxes resulting from that supplemental assessment would exceed fifty dollars ($50).

(c) Notwithstanding this section, no taxable real property shall be exempt from property taxes assessed on the lien date, as provided in Section 2192, unless the property is otherwise exempt under this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 775, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 6. Collection of Supplemental Taxes


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors of an eligible county or city and county, upon the adoption of a method identifying the actual administrative costs associated with the supplemental assessment roll, may direct the county auditor to allocate to the county or city and county, prior to the allocation of property tax revenues pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) and prior to the allocation made pursuant to Section 75.70, an amount equal to the actual administrative costs, but not to exceed 5 percent of the revenues that have been collected on or after January 1, 1987, due to the assessments under this chapter. Those revenues shall be used solely for the purpose of administration of this chapter, regardless of the date those costs are incurred.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Actual administrative costs” includes only those direct costs for administration, data processing, collection, and appeal that are incurred by county auditors, assessors, and tax collectors. “Actual administrative costs” also includes those indirect costs for administration, data processing, collections, and appeal that are incurred by county auditors, assessors, and tax collectors and are allowed by state and federal audit standards pursuant to the A-87 Cost Allocation Program.

(2) “Eligible county or city and county” means a county or city and county that has been certified by the State Board of Equalization as an eligible county or city and county. The State Board of Equalization shall certify a county or city and county as an eligible county or city and county only if both of the following are determined to exist:

(A) The average assessment level in the county or city and county is at least 95 percent of the assessment level required by statute, as determined by the board’s most recent survey of that county or city and county performed pursuant to Section 15640 of the Government Code.

(B) For any survey of a county assessment roll for the 1996–97 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of the absolute values of the differences from the statutorily required assessment level described in subparagraph (A) does not exceed 7.5 percent of the total amount of the county’s or city and county’s statutorily required assessed value, as determined pursuant to the board’s survey described in subparagraph (A).

(3) Each certification of a county or city and county shall be valid only until the next survey made by the board. If a county or city and county has been certified following a survey that includes a sampling of assessments, the board may continue to certify that county or city and county following a survey that does not include sampling if the board finds in the survey conducted without sampling that there are no significant assessment problems in the county or city and county. The board shall, by regulation, define “significant assessment problems” for purposes of this section, and that definition shall include objective standards to measure performance. If the board finds in the survey conducted without sampling that significant assessment problems exist, the board shall conduct a sampling of assessments in that county or city and county to determine if it is an eligible county or city and county. If a county or city and county is not certified by the board, it may request a new survey in advance of the regularly scheduled survey, provided that it agrees to pay for the cost of the survey.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1087, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1997.)

article: 6.5. Reimbursement for County Costs

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text:
(a) There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Supplemental Roll Administrative Cost Fund (hereafter referred to as “the fund”), which is hereby created, the sum of ten million seventy-five thousand four hundred ninety dollars ($10,075,490).

(b) Money in the fund shall be allocated to counties to pay for the costs of administering this chapter in the 1983–84 fiscal year, where such costs are in excess of the amount of property tax revenue allocated for administrative costs pursuant to Section 75.60.

(c) The Controller shall allocate those funds upon certification by the board and the Department of Finance that the claim by the county for reimbursement of excess administrative cost is predicated on prudent administrative practice and does not incorporate expenses which are not essential to the administration of this chapter.

(d) Counties may submit claims for reimbursement for excess administrative costs of administering the provisions of this chapter to the board no later than January 15, 1984. The board shall review those claims and forward them with recommendations to the Department of Finance by March 1, 1984. If approved by the Department of Finance, the claim shall be submitted to the Controller for payment from the fund. The claim shall be paid no later than April 15, 1984.

(e) The Department of Finance shall develop guidelines for county claims pursuant to this article, which shall be developed in consultation with the board and with representatives of county assessors, county auditors and county tax collectors. The guidelines shall be issued by December 1, 1983.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 846, Sec. 1.)

article: 6.5. Reimbursement for County Costs


text: It is the intent of the Legislature that no further appropriation shall be made, other than that provided by Section 75.65, and no reimbursement is required by this chapter pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution or Section 2231, because the county has authority pursuant to Section 75.60 to allocate additional revenues generated pursuant to this chapter to pay for administrative costs mandated by this chapter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1102, Sec. 16.5. Effective September 27, 1983.)

article: 6.5. Reimbursement for County Costs


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the 1983–84 fiscal year, each county auditor shall allocate to all elementary, high school, and unified school districts within the county in proportion to each school district’s average daily attendance, as certified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for purposes of the advance apportionment of state aid in the then current fiscal year, without respect to the allocation of property tax revenues pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5, and without respect to allocation and payment of funds as provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code, an amount equal to the additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments for the current roll under this chapter. Additional revenues generated by a rate or rates levied in excess of the limitation prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution shall be allocated to the fund for which the tax rate or rates were levied.

(b) For the 1984–85 fiscal year, the county auditor shall, without respect to the allocation of property tax revenues pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5, do all of the following:

(1) Make the allocation and payment of funds as provided in Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) Allocate to the county the amount determined pursuant to Section 75.60.

(3) Allocate to the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), the remainder multiplied by the county’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 97.5.

(4) Allocate to each community college district and county superintendent of schools within the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), the remainder multiplied by each county superintendent of schools’ and community college district’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 97.5.

(5) Allocate to each city within the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenue generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), the remainder multiplied by each city’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 97.5.

(6) Allocate to each special district within the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), the remainder multiplied by each special district’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 97.5. The amount allocated to each special district which is governed by the board of supervisors of a county or whose governing board is the same as the board of supervisors of a county, shall be subject to Section 98.6.

(7) Allocate the remaining revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter to all elementary, high school, and unified school districts within the county in proportion to each school district’s average daily attendance, as certified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for purposes of the advance apportionment of state aid in the then current fiscal year.

(8) Allocate additional revenues generated by a rate levied in excess of the limitation prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution to the fund or funds for which the tax rate or rates were levied.

These allocations shall be made on a timely basis but no later than 30 calendar days after the close of the preceding monthly or four-weekly accounting period.

(c) For the 1985–86 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the county auditor shall, without respect to the allocation of property tax revenues pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5, do all of the following:

(1) Make the allocation and payment of funds as provided in Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) Allocate and pay to the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the remainder multiplied by the county’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 96.2.

(3) Allocate and pay to each county superintendent of schools and community college district within the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the remainder multiplied by each county superintendent of schools’ and community college district’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 96.2.

(4) Allocate and pay to each city within the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the remainder multiplied by each city’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 96.2.

(5) Allocate and pay to each special district within the county an amount equal to the total amount of additional revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter, less the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (1), the remainder multiplied by each special district’s property tax apportionment factor determined pursuant to Section 96.2. The amount allocated to each special district which is governed by the board of supervisors of a county or whose governing body is the same as the board of supervisors of a county, shall be subject to Section 98.6.

(6) Allocate and pay the remaining revenues generated by the rate levied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution applied to the increased assessments under this chapter to all elementary, high school, and unified school districts within the county in proportion to each school district’s average daily attendance, as certified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the purposes of the advance apportionment of state aid in the then current fiscal year.

(7) Allocate and pay additional revenues generated by a rate levied in excess of the limitation prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution to the fund or funds for which the tax rate or rates were levied.

These allocations and payments shall be made on a timely basis but no later than 30 calendar days after the close of the preceding monthly or four-weekly accounting period. For a county with a population of 500,000 or less, the allocations may be made on a biannual basis.

(d) For purposes of the certification made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (c), the average daily attendance of the following school districts shall be deemed to be zero:

(1) In the case of multicounty school districts, the portions of the school districts located other than in the county of control.

(2) A school district that is an excess tax school entity, as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 95, in the prior fiscal year.

(e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall certify the appropriate counts of average daily attendance pursuant to subdivision (a) to each county auditor no later than July 15 of each applicable fiscal year.

(f) If the average daily attendance of all elementary, high school, and unified school districts within the county is deemed to be zero by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (d), the county auditor shall reallocate the revenues described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) to the entities listed in paragraphs (2) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (c), in proportion to each entity’s percentage of revenues in comparison to the aggregate total of revenues.

(g) On or before November 15 and April 15, the auditor of each county shall furnish to the Superintendent of Public Instruction the estimated amount of tax receipts pursuant to this section of each school district situated within his or her county.

(h) In the event property tax revenues under this chapter are generated by a change in ownership or completed new construction which occurred on or before May 31, 1984, but are collected subsequent to the 1983–84 fiscal year, the revenues for the current roll shall be allocated to school districts as if they had been collected and allocated during this 1983–84 fiscal year. Any of the aforementioned revenues which are collected in the 1984–85 fiscal year shall be applied to school apportionments for the 1984–85 fiscal year.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 28, Sec. 88. (SB 854) Effective June 20, 2014.)

article: 7. Disposition of Revenues

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text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts allocated pursuant to this chapter to a special district, other than a special district governed by a county board of supervisors or whose governing board is the same as the county board of supervisors, shall not be reduced pursuant to Section 98.6 and shall be disbursed directly to the district by the county auditor.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 448, Sec. 2. Effective July 16, 1984.)

article: 7. Disposition of Revenues


text: Any penalties, costs, or other charges resulting from delinquency of supplemental taxes shall be distributed pursuant to Part 8 (commencing with Section 4651).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 118.)

article: 7. Disposition of Revenues


text: This chapter shall apply to changes in ownership occurring, and new construction completed, on or after July 1, 1983.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1102, Sec. 17.5. Effective September 27, 1983.)

article: 8. Effective Date

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citation: RTC § 80

text:
(a) An application for reduction in the base-year value of an assessment on the current local roll may be filed during the regular filing period for that year as set forth in Section 1603 or Section 1840, subject to the following limitations:

(1) The base-year value determined by a local board of equalization or by the State Board of Equalization, originally or on remand by a court, or by a court shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value for any 1975 assessment which was appealed.

(2) The base-year value determined pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 110.1 shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value unless an equalization application is filed no later than the regular filing period following the 1980 lien date. Once an application is filed, the base-year value determined pursuant to that application shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value for that assessment.

(3) The base-year value determined pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 110.1 shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value, unless an application for equalization is filed during the regular equalization period for the year in which the assessment is placed on the assessment roll or in any of the three succeeding years. Once an application is filed, the base-year value determined pursuant to that application shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value for that assessment.

(4) The base-year value determined pursuant to Section 51.5 shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value unless an application for equalization is filed during the appropriate equalization period for the year in which the error is corrected or in any of the three succeeding years. Once an application is filed, the base-year value determined pursuant to that application shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value for that assessment.

(5) Any reduction in assessment made as the result of an appeal under this section shall apply for the assessment year in which the appeal is taken and prospectively thereafter.

(b) This section does not prohibit the filing of an application for appeal where a new value was placed on the roll pursuant to Section 51.

(c) An application for equalization made pursuant to Section 620 or Section 1605 when determined, shall be conclusively presumed to be the base-year value in the same manner as provided herein.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 537, Sec. 3.)

chapter: 4. Assessment Appeals

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citation: RTC § 81

text: Where real property has been assessed using a base value other than the 1975 base value, the applicant in equalization proceedings pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1601) of Part 3 may establish the correct base year value applicable to the current year’s assessment, subject to the limitations of Section 80.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 242.)


citation: RTC § 82

text: An application for reduction in the value of new construction that is in progress on the lien date on the current roll may be filed during the regular filing period for that year as set forth in Section 1603 or 1840. An application for reduction in the base year value determined upon completion of new construction may be filed during the regular equalization period for the year in which the assessment is placed on the assessment roll or in any of the three succeeding years, as provided in Section 80.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 80, Sec. 3. (AB 652) Effective July 21, 2017.)


citation: RTC § 90

text: Assessees shall report change in ownership information to the assessor as provided in Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 480) of Chapter 3 of Part 2.

chapter: 5. Taxpayer Reporting

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citation: RTC § 93

text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no local agency, school district, county superintendent of schools, or community college district shall levy an ad valorem property tax, other than that amount which is equal to the amount needed to make annual payments for the interest and principal on general obligation bonds or other indebtedness approved by the voters prior to July 1, 1978 or the amount levied pursuant to Part 10 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 1 and Sections 39308, 39311, 81338, and 81341 of the Education Code. In determining the tax rate required for the purposes specified in this subdivision, the amount of the levy shall be increased to compensate for any allocation and payment of tax revenues required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 33670 and subdivision (d) of Section 33675 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) A county shall levy an ad valorem property tax on taxable assessed value at a rate equal to four dollars ($4) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value, and at an equivalent rate when the ratio prescribed in Section 401 is changed from 25 percent to 100 percent. The revenue from that tax shall be distributed, subject to the allocation and payment as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 33675 of the Health and Safety Code, to local agencies, school districts, county superintendents of schools, and community college districts in accordance with the provisions of the Government Code through the 1978–79 fiscal year and in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code in each fiscal year thereafter. Revenues from property tax delinquency penalties, and accrued legal interest paid on judgments for the recovery of unpaid property taxes rendered by courts of this state, shall be distributed pursuant to Sections 4653.6, 4655.4, and 4658.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or their successors.

(c) Any jurisdiction may levy an ad valorem property tax rate in the excess of the rate permitted in subdivision (b) in order to produce revenues in an amount which is equal to the amount needed to make annual payments for the interest and principal on any bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property which is approved by a two-thirds vote of its voters after June 4, 1986.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1230, Sec. 1.)

chapter: 5.5. Property Tax Rates

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citation: RTC § 95

text:
For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Local agency” means a city, county, and special district.

(b) (1) (A) “Jurisdiction” means a local agency, school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools.

(B) A jurisdiction as defined in this subdivision is a “district” for purposes of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution.

(2) For jurisdictions located in more than one county, the county auditor of each county in which that jurisdiction is located shall, for the purposes of computing the amount for that jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter, treat the portion of the jurisdiction located within that county as a separate jurisdiction.

(c) “Property tax revenue” includes the amount of state reimbursement for the homeowners’ exemption. “Property tax revenue” does not include the amount of property tax levied for the purpose of making payments for the interest and principal on either of the following:

(1) General obligation bonds or other indebtedness approved by the voters prior to July 1, 1978, including tax rates levied pursuant to Part 10 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 1 of, and Sections 39308 and 39311 and former Sections 81338 and 81341 of the Education Code, and Section 26912.7 of the Government Code.

(2) Bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property approved by two-thirds of the voters on or after June 4, 1986.

(d) “Taxable assessed value” means total assessed value minus all exemptions other than the homeowners’ and business inventory exemptions.

(e) (1) “Jurisdictional change” includes any change of organization, as defined in Section 56021 of the Government Code and a reorganization, as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code. “Jurisdictional change” also includes any change in the boundary of those special districts that are not under the jurisdiction of a local agency formation commission.

(2) “Jurisdictional change” also includes a functional consolidation where two or more local agencies, except two or more counties, exchange or otherwise reassign functions and any change in the boundaries of a school district or community college district or county superintendent of schools.

(f) “School entities” means school districts, community college districts, the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund, and county superintendents of schools.

(g) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, “tax rate area” means a specific geographic area all of which is within the jurisdiction of the same combination of local agencies and school entities for the current fiscal year.

(2) In the case of a jurisdictional change pursuant to Section 99, the area subject to the change shall constitute a new tax rate area, except that if the area subject to change is within the same combinations of local agencies and school entities as an existing tax rate area, the two tax rate areas may be combined into one tax rate area.

(3) Existing tax rate areas having the same combinations of local agencies and school entities may be combined into one tax rate area. For the combination of existing tax rate areas, the factors used to allocate the annual tax increment pursuant to Section 98 shall be determined by calculating a weighted average of the annual tax increment factors used in the tax rate areas being combined.

(h) “State assistance payments” means:

(1) For counties, amounts determined pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16260 of the Government Code, increased by the amount specified for each county pursuant to Section 94 of Chapter 282 of the Statutes of 1979, with the resultant sum reduced by an amount derived by the calculation made pursuant to Section 16713 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) For cities, 82.91 percent of the amounts determined pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (i) of Section 16250 of the Government Code, plus for any city an additional amount equal to one-half of the amount of any outstanding debt as of June 30, 1978, for “museums” as shown in the Controller’s “Annual Report of Financial Transactions of Cities for Fiscal Year 1977–78.”

(3) For special districts, 95.24 percent of the amounts received pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16270) of Part 1.5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Section 35.5 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 1978, and Chapter 12 of the Statutes of 1979.

(i) “City clerk” means the clerk of the governing body of a city or city and county.

(j) “Executive officer” means the executive officer of a local agency formation commission.

(k) “City” means any city whether general law or charter, except a city and county.

(l) “County” means any chartered or general law county. “County” includes a city and county.

(m) “Special district” means any agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries. “Special district” includes a county service area, a maintenance district or area, an improvement district or improvement zone, or any other zone or area, formed for the purpose of designating an area within which a property tax rate will be levied to pay for a service or improvement benefiting that area. “Special district” includes the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. “Special district” does not include a city, a county, a school district, or a community college district. “Special district” does not include any agency that is not authorized by statute to levy a property tax rate. However, any special district authorized to levy a property tax by the statute under which the district was formed shall be considered a special district. Additionally, a county free library established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 19100) of Chapter 6 of Part 11 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, and for which a property tax was levied in the 1977–78 fiscal year, shall be considered a special district.

(n) “Excess tax school entity” means an educational agency for which the amount of the state funding entitlement determined under subdivision (e), (f), or (g) of Section 2575, or Section 84750.4, 84750.5, or 84751 of the Education Code, as appropriate, is zero, and as described in subdivision (o) of Section 42238.02 of the Education Code, as implemented by Section 42238.03 of the Education Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 62. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)

chapter: 6. Allocation of Property Tax Revenue

article: 1. Definitions and Administration

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citation: RTC § 95.2

text:
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 1990–91 fiscal year, for the purposes of the computations required by Section 96.1 or its predecessor section, the amount of property tax presumed to have been received by the county in the prior year shall be increased by the amount of 1989–90 property tax administrative costs proportionately attributable to incorporated cities as determined pursuant to paragraph (2).

(2) The auditor shall determine the 1989–90 fiscal year property tax administrative costs proportionately attributable to incorporated cities by adding the 1989–90 fiscal year property tax-related costs of the assessor, tax collector, and auditor, including applicable administrative overhead costs as permitted by federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 standards, and multiplying the sum of those amounts by the ratio of property tax revenue received by all incorporated cities divided by the total property tax revenue for all local jurisdictions in the county for that fiscal year.

(3) The county shall use the additional revenue received pursuant to this subdivision only to fund the actual costs of assessing, collecting, and allocating property taxes. At least once each fiscal year, the county auditor shall report the amount of these actual costs and allowable overhead costs to the legislative body and any other jurisdiction or person that requests the information. To the extent that actual costs for assessing, collecting, and allocating property taxes plus allowable overhead costs are less than the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2), the county auditor shall apportion the difference to each incorporated city as otherwise required by this section.

(4) The county may retain up to one-half of any increased property tax allocation to which a jurisdiction may be otherwise entitled, until the county receives its additional revenues pursuant to this subdivision.

(5) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this subdivision to recognize that since the approval of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution by the voters, county governments have borne an unfair and disproportionate part of the financial burden of assessing, collecting, and allocating property tax revenues for cities. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the adjustments provided for by this subdivision shall constitute charges by a county for the assessment, collection, and allocation of property taxes and shall not exceed the actual costs reasonably borne by a county for those activities.

(b) If so directed by the board of supervisors, the auditor shall determine the 1989–90 fiscal year property tax administrative costs proportionately attributable to local jurisdictions other than the county or city and county, and cities, by adding the property tax-related costs of the assessor, tax collector, and auditor, including applicable administrative overhead costs as permitted by federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 standards, and multiplying the sum of those amounts by the ratio of property tax revenue received by jurisdictions other than the county, city and county, and cities, divided by the total property tax received by all local jurisdictions in the county for that fiscal year. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this amount may be calculated for each fiscal year commencing with the 1989–90 fiscal year, and the auditor shall, commencing in the 1990–91 fiscal year, if so directed by the board of supervisors, submit an invoice to these jurisdictions for services rendered in the prior fiscal year.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), no invoice as described in that subdivision shall be submitted to any school district, community college district, or county office of education, nor shall any of those entities be required to pay any invoice, for property tax administrative costs for services rendered in the 1990–91 fiscal year, or in any subsequent fiscal year. This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent the auditor of any county from collecting from school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education, in accordance with subdivision (b), property tax administrative costs for services rendered to those entities in the 1989–90 fiscal year.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 607. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 1. Definitions and Administration


citation: RTC § 95.3

text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 1990–91 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the auditor shall divide the sum of the amounts calculated with respect to each jurisdiction, Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF), or community redevelopment agency pursuant to Sections 96.1 and 100, or their predecessor sections, and Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code, by the countywide total of those calculated amounts. The resulting ratio shall be known as the “administrative cost apportionment factor” and shall be multiplied by the sum of the property tax administrative costs incurred in the immediately preceding fiscal year by the assessor, tax collector, county board of equalization and assessment appeals boards, and auditor to determine the fiscal year property tax administrative costs proportionately attributable to each jurisdiction, ERAF, or community redevelopment agency. For purposes of this paragraph, property tax administrative costs shall also include applicable administrative overhead costs allowed by the federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 standards, but shall not include any amount reimbursed pursuant to Section 75.60 and former Section 98.6, or include any amount in excess of the amounts reimbursable pursuant to Section 75.60, unless a county meets the conditions of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 75.60. However, no amount of funds appropriated to counties for purposes of property tax administration in Item 9100-102-001 of the Budget Act of 1994 or any subsequent Budget Act shall result in any deduction from those property tax administrative costs that are eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this subdivision.

(b) (1) Each proportionate share of property tax administrative costs determined pursuant to subdivision (a), except for those proportionate shares determined with respect to a school entity or ERAF, shall be deducted from the property tax revenue allocation of the relevant jurisdiction or community redevelopment agency, and shall be added to the property tax revenue allocation of the county. For purposes of applying this paragraph for the 1990–91 fiscal year, each proportionate share of property tax administrative costs shall be deducted from those amounts allocated to the relevant jurisdiction or community redevelopment agency after January 1, 1991.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the portion of those shares of property tax administrative costs that are calculated by the auditor for each fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (a) for school entities and the county’s ERAF, that is attributable to the county’s costs in providing boards and hearing officers for the review of property tax assessment appeals, be calculated by local officials and reimbursed by the state in the time and manner specified by a future act of the Legislature that makes an appropriation for purposes of that reimbursement.

(c) Reductions made pursuant to this section to property tax revenue allocations shall be made without regard to Section 907 of the Government Code.

(d) Any additional amounts of property tax revenue allocated to the county pursuant to this section shall be used only to fund costs incurred by the county in assessing, equalizing, and collecting property taxes, and in allocating property tax revenues, and shall constitute charges for those services, not exceeding the actual and reasonable costs incurred by the county in performing those services.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to recognize that since the adoption of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution by the voters, county governments have borne an unfair and disproportionate part of the financial burden of assessing, collecting, and allocating property tax revenues for other jurisdictions and for redevelopment agencies. The Legislature finds and declares that this section is intended to fairly apportion the burden of collecting property tax revenues and is not a reallocation of property tax revenue shares or a transfer of any financial or program responsibility.

(f) Commencing with the 1992–93 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, this section shall supersede and replace Section 95.2, as authority for a county to recover property tax administrative costs.

(g) This section shall apply to the entire 1993–94 fiscal year, regardless of the operative date of the act adding the predecessor to this section, and to each fiscal year thereafter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1073, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1996.)

article: 1. Definitions and Administration


citation: RTC § 95.4

text: Amounts invoiced pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 95.2 or its predecessor shall not include the amount of any costs incurred by the county auditor pursuant to Section 33672.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1167, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Definitions and Administration