ARTICLE 2. Suit for Tax [19371. - 19377.5.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 2.

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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19371. Section 19371.

(a) At any time within 10 years after the determination of liability for any tax, penalties, and interest, or within the period during which a lien is in force as the result of the recording of an abstract under Section 19203 or of the recording or filing of a notice of state tax lien under Section 7171 of the Government Code, the Franchise Tax Board may bring an action in the courts of this state, of any other state, or of the United States in the name of the people of the State of California to recover the amount of any taxes, penalties, and interest due and unpaid under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part. (b) The amendments made by Sections 41 and 108 of Chapter 117 of the Statutes of 1991 shall apply to any of the following: (1) Taxes assessed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part after July 16, 1991. (2) Taxes assessed on or before July 16, 1991, under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part, if the period specified in subdivision (a), determined without regard to those amendments, has not expired on July 16, 1991.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19372. Section 19372.

The Attorney General or the counsel for the Franchise Tax Board shall prosecute the action. The action shall be tried in the County of Sacramento unless the court with the consent of the prosecutor orders a change of place of trial.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19373. Section 19373.

In the action a writ of attachment may be issued in the manner provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 485.010) of Title 6.5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure without the showing required by Section 485.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19374. Section 19374.

In the action a certificate by the Franchise Tax Board showing the delinquency shall be prima facie evidence of the levy of the tax, penalties and interest of the delinquency, and of the compliance by the Franchise Tax Board and the board with all the provisions of Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), and this part in relation to the computation and levy of the tax.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19375. Section 19375.

The Franchise Tax Board may bring an appropriate action, whether in the form of a common law action of debt or indebitatus assumpsit or a code or other action, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States or in a foreign country, in the name of the people of the State of California, to recover the amount of any tax, penalties, and interest due. The Attorney General or the counsel for the Franchise Tax Board shall prosecute the action.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19376. Section 19376.

(a) For the purpose of collecting taxes, interest, additions to tax, and penalties, the Franchise Tax Board may enter into agreement with one or more private persons, companies, associations, or corporations providing debt collection services outside this state with respect to the collection of taxes, interest, additions to tax, and penalties. That agreement may provide, at the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, the rate of payment and the manner in which compensation for services shall be paid. The compensation may be added to the amount of the tax, interest, additions to tax, and penalties, and collected as a part thereof, by the contractor from the tax debtor. The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the necessary information for the contractor to fulfill its obligation under this agreement. (b) At the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, the contractor may, as part of the collection process, refer the tax debt for litigation by its legal representatives in the name of the Franchise Tax Board.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19377. Section 19377.

(a) The Franchise Tax Board may enter into agreement with one or more persons for the purpose of collecting delinquent accounts with respect to amounts assessed or imposed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part, provided the agreements do not cause the net displacement of civil service employees. The agreement may provide for the rate and manner of payment for the contracted collection services. However, the consideration payable by the Franchise Tax Board under the agreement shall not be included in the amounts to be collected from the tax debtor by the contractor providing collection services. (b) For purposes of this section, “displacement” includes layoff, demotion, involuntary transfer to a new class, involuntary transfer to a new location requiring a change of residence, and time base reductions. “Displacement” does not include changes in shifts or days off, nor does it include reassignment to any other position within the same class and general location.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 19377.5. Section 19377.5.

(a) The Franchise Tax Board may enter into an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service or any other state imposing an income tax or tax measured by income for the purpose of collecting delinquent tax debts with respect to amounts assessed or imposed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), this part, or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), provided the agreements do not cause the net displacement of civil service employees. The agreement may provide, at the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, the rate of payment and the manner in which compensation for services shall be paid. (b) At the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, the Internal Revenue Service or the other state collecting the tax debt pursuant to subdivision (a) may, as part of the collection process, refer the tax debt for litigation by its legal representatives in the name of the Franchise Tax Board. (c) For purposes of this section, “displacement” includes layoff, demotion, involuntary transfer to a new class, involuntary transfer to a new location requiring a change of residence, and time base reductions. “Displacement” does not include changes in shifts or days off, nor does it include reassignment to any other position within the same class and general location.

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