Article 4. Recovery Of Erroneous Refunds of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 4.

(a) The Franchise Tax Board may recover any refund or credit or any portion thereof that is erroneously made or allowed to the taxpayer or any third party, including where the taxpayer or a related party caused, in any way, that erroneous refund, together with interest at the adjusted annual rate established pursuant to Section 19521, in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento in the name of the people of the State of California within whichever of the following periods expires the later:
  (1) Two years after the refund or credit was made.
  (2) During the period within which the Franchise Tax Board may mail a notice of proposed deficiency assessment.
  (b) Abatement of interest under this section is governed by subdivision (c) of Section 19104.

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.

The Attorney General or the counsel for the Franchise Tax Board shall prosecute the action, and the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to service of summons, pleadings, proofs, trials, and appeals are applicable to the proceedings.