Article 1. Suit For Tax of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.

At any time within three years after any amount of tax becomes due and payable, and at any time within 10 years after the last recording or filing of a notice of state tax lien under Section 7171 of the Government Code, the board may transmit notice of the delinquency to the Attorney General, who shall at once proceed by appropriate legal action to collect all sums due the state.

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.

In the action a certificate by the board showing the delinquency shall be prima facie evidence of the determination of the tax or the amount of the tax, of the delinquency of the amount of tax, interest, and penalty set forth, and of compliance by the board with all provisions of this part in relation to the computation and determination of the tax.