Article 2. Cancellation Of Assessments On Public Lands On Application Of State Lands Commission of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 9. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.

On application by the State Lands Commission, accompanied by its certificate that no valid patent has ever been issued for the land described in the application and that the land is public land of the State, the board of supervisors shall order the auditor to cancel all assessments for taxes levied on the land. On the making of the order all the assessments and the taxes levied on the assessments are null.

If the land has been deeded to the State for taxes, the cancellation of assessment does not affect the validity of the deed to the State.

This article applies to all public lands sold by the State at public auction which, at the time of the sale, were subject to a lien for taxes.

This article does not apply to:
  (a) Lands acquired by the State on a sale for taxes, when the deed is required to be filed with the Controller.
  (b) Swamp and overflowed lands.