Section 1605 Of Article 1. Generally From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) An assessment made outside of the regular assessment
period is not effective for any purpose, including its review,
equalization and adjustment by the county board, until the assessee
has been notified thereof personally or by United States mail at the
assessee's address as contained in the official records of the county
assessor. For purposes of this subdivision, for counties in which
the board of supervisors has adopted the provisions of subdivision
(c) and the County of Los Angeles, receipt by the assessee of a tax
bill based on that assessment shall suffice as the notice.
(b) Upon application for reduction in assessment pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 1603, the assessment shall be subject to
review, equalization, and adjustment by the county board. In the case
of an assessment made pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section
75.10) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 0.5, or Article 3 (commencing with
Section 501) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 that is made outside the regular
assessment period as defined in subdivision (f), or an assessment
made pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 531) of Chapter 3
of Part 2, the application shall be filed with the clerk in
accordance with the applicable of the following:
(1) In a county other than the County of Los Angeles or a county
in which the board of supervisors has adopted a resolution in
accordance with subdivision (c), no later than 60 days after the date
of mailing printed on the notice of assessment, or the postmark
therefor, whichever is later. If the taxpayer does not receive the
notice of assessment described in Section 75.31 or 534 at least 15
calendar days prior to the deadline established in the foregoing
sentence, the party affected, or his or her agent, may file the
application within 60 days of the date of mailing printed on the tax
bill or the postmark therefor, whichever is later, along with an
affidavit declaring under penalty of perjury that the notice of
assessment was not timely received.
(2) In the County of Los Angeles or any county in which the board
of supervisors has adopted a resolution in accordance with
subdivision (c), an application subject to this subdivision shall be
filed within the period specified in that subdivision.
(c) The board of supervisors of any county may by resolution
require that the application for reduction pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 1603 be filed with the clerk no later than 60 days
after the date of mailing printed on the tax bill or the postmark
therefor, whichever is later.
(d) In counties where assessment appeals boards have not been
created and are not in existence, at any regular meeting, the board
of supervisors, on the request of the assessor or any taxpayer, shall
sit as the county board to equalize any assessments made by the
assessor outside the regular assessment period for those assessments.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in any
county in which assessment appeals boards have been created and are
in existence, the time for equalization of assessments made outside
the regular assessment period for those assessments, including
assessments made pursuant to Sections 501, 503, 504, 531, and 531.5,
shall be prescribed by rules adopted by the board of supervisors.
(e) If an audit of the books and records of any profession, trade,
or business pursuant to Section 469 discloses property subject to an
escaped assessment for any year, then the original assessment of all
property of the assessee at the location of the profession, trade,
or business for that year shall be subject to review, equalization
and adjustment by the county board of equalization or assessment
appeals board pursuant to this chapter, except in those instances
when that property had previously been equalized for the year in
question by the county board of equalization or assessment appeals
board. The application shall be filed with the clerk no later than 60
days after the date on which the assessee was notified. Receipt by
the assessee of a tax bill based upon that assessment shall suffice
as that notice.
(f) For purposes of subdivision (a), "regular assessment period"
means January 1 to and including July 1 of the calendar year in which
the assessment, other than escape assessments, should have been
enrolled if it had been timely made.