ARTICLE 4. Jeopardy Determinations [50120.1. - 50120.3.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 4.

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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 50120.1. Section 50120.1.

If the board determines that the collection of any amount of fee will be jeopardized by delay, it shall thereupon make a determination of the amount of fee due, noting that fact upon the determination, and the amount of the fee shall be immediately due and payable. If the amount of the fee, interest, and penalty specified in the jeopardy determination is not paid, or a petition for redetermination is not filed, within 10 days after the service upon the feepayer of a notice of the determination, the determination becomes final, and the delinquency penalty and interest provided in Section 50112 shall attach to the amount of fee specified in the jeopardy determination.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 50120.2. Section 50120.2.

The fee payer against whom a jeopardy determination is made may file a petition for the redetermination thereof, pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 50114), with the department within 10 days after the service upon the fee payer of notice of the determination, and they shall, within the 10-day period, deposit with the department that security which the department determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with this part. The security may be sold by the department at a public sale if it becomes necessary in order to recover any amount due under this part. Notice of the sale may be served upon the person who deposited the security in the same manner as prescribed for service of notice by subdivision (d) of Section 50113. After that sale, the surplus, if any, above the amount due under this part shall be returned to the person who deposited the security.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 50120.3. Section 50120.3.

(a) In accordance with rules and regulations which the board may adopt, the person against whom a jeopardy determination is made may apply for an administrative hearing for one or more of the following purposes: (1) To establish that the determination is excessive. (2) To establish that the sale of property that may be seized after issuance of the jeopardy determination, or any part thereof, shall be delayed pending the administrative hearing because the sale would result in irreparable injury to the person. (3) To request the release of all or part of the property to the person. (4) To request a stay of collection activities. (b) The application shall be filed within 30 days after service of the notice of jeopardy determination and shall be in writing and state the specific factual and legal grounds upon which it is founded. The person shall not be required to post any security in order to file the application and to obtain the hearing. However, if the person does not deposit, within the 10-day period prescribed in Section 50120.2, that security which the board determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with this part, the filing of the application shall not operate as a stay of collection activities, except for sale of property seized after issuance of the jeopardy determination. Upon a showing of good cause for failure to file a timely application for an administrative hearing, the board may allow a filing of the application and grant the person an administrative hearing. The filing of an application pursuant to this section does not affect Section 50120.1, relating to the finality date of the determination, and the attachment of the delinquency penalty and interest.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026