Section 22551 Of Article 2. Administrative Cost Assessment And Financial Obligations From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.

. The board may charge or assess each public agency and each public agency shall pay and reimburse the state at such times and in such amounts as the board may charge or assess, which amounts may differ from public agency to public agency, the public agency's proportionate share of any and all costs incurred by the state in the administration of the federal system as it affects the public agency and its employees. Such charges or assessments shall be determined by the board in a manner approved by the Department of Finance and may be charged or assessed either in arrears or on the basis of anticipated costs not to exceed one year in advance. There shall be added to the amount of each such assessment, delinquent 90 days after a notice thereof was mailed by the board, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount thereof. Such penalties when collected shall be paid into the Treasury and credited as revenue to the General Fund.