BILL NUMBER: AB 585	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act to amend Section 4832.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code,
relating to taxation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 585, as introduced, Fong. Property taxes: corrections.
   Existing property tax law allows the correction of certain errors
resulting in incorrect entries on the property tax roll, as provided.
Existing law authorizes the auditor to cancel an amount of any tax
or special assessment that is understated on the roll by $5 or less
due to a clerical error of the auditor, as provided.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
latter provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 4832.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is
amended to read:
   4832.1.  If the amount of any tax or special assessment is
understated on the roll by five dollars ($5) or less due to clerical
error of the auditor, the amount by which such tax or special
assessment is understated may be canceled by the auditor. After
cancellation by the auditor, the amount appearing on the roll
 shall  in each instance  shall  be deemed
the correct amount of that tax or special assessment for all purposes
and upon payment of that amount the tax collector shall show the tax
or special assessment as paid in full. The auditor need not
  does not need to  note the cancellation on the
roll. Whenever a portion of the rate of any tax or special assessment
is canceled in the manner provided by this section, written consent
of any city attorney shall not be required.