Section 11553.5 Of Article 1. Claim For Refund From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
11553.5
. (a) The limitation period specified in Section 11553 shall
be suspended during any period of a person's life that the person is
financially disabled.
(b) (1) For purposes of subdivision (a), a person is financially
disabled if the person is unable to manage his or her financial
affairs by reason of medically determinable physical or mental
impairment of the person which can be expected to result in death or
which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than 12 months. A person shall not be considered to have
an impairment unless proof of the existence thereof is furnished in
the form and manner as the board may require.
(2) A person shall not be treated as financially disabled during
any period that the person's spouse or any other person is authorized
to act on behalf of the person in financial matters.
(c) This section applies to periods of disability commencing
before, on, or after the effective date of the act adding this
section, but does not apply to any claim for refund that (without
regard to this section) is barred by the operation or rule of law,
including res judicata, as of the effective date of the act adding
this section.