Section 123340 Of Article 2. Women, Infants, And Children’s Nutrition From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 106. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if any amount is
due and payable and unpaid as a result of an overpayment to a vendor
or local agency established under this article that is identified
through an audit or examination conducted by or on behalf of the
director and the department has issued an audit or examination
finding, or an administrative decision resulting from an
administrative appeal of the audit or examination finding that has
become final, the director may file in the office of the County Clerk
of Sacramento County and with the county clerk of the county in
which the vendor has his or her principal place of business, a
certificate containing the following:
(1) The amount due and owing and unpaid plus the applicable
interest at a rate equal to the monthly average of the rate received
on investments in the Pooled Money Investment Fund commencing on the
date that an audit or examination finding, made pursuant to Section
316.5 is mailed to the vendor or local agency.
(2) A statement that the director has complied with this article
prior to the filing of the certificate.
(3) A request that judgment be entered against the vendor or local
agency in the amount set forth in the certificate.
The county clerk immediately upon the filing of the certificate,
shall enter a judgment for the State of California against the vendor
or local agency in the amount set forth in the certificate.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Special
Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children shall pay
the normal fee charged by the county for the certificate of judgment.
Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the director from using
any other means available in law to recover amounts due and owing and
unpaid from the vendor or local agency.
(b) The dates when the department may file the certificate and
seek judgment from the county clerk, as provided in subdivision (a),
depends on whether the audit finding is appealed by the vendor or
local agency.
(1) If the audit finding or lower level administrative decision is
not appealed, the department may file the certificate the day after
the end of the appeal period or anytime thereafter, but not later
than three years after the payment became due and owing.
(2) If the audit finding or lower level administrative decision is
appealed to the director, the department may file the certificate no
earlier than 90 days after the issuance of the final decision by the
director, but no later than three years after the issuance of the
final decision.
(c) If the vendor seeks judicial review of the final decision of
the director pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, and notice of the action is properly served on the
director within 90 days of the issuance of the final decision, the
department shall not file any certificate as provided in subdivision
(a).
If the vendor does not seek judicial review of the final decision
of the director or does not properly serve notice within 90 days from
the date of the final decision of the director, the department may
file the certificate and obtain judgment pursuant to subdivision (a).