Section 19264 Of Article 4. Miscellaneous Provisions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 4.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 706.071 and 706.080 of the Code
of Civil Procedure, the Franchise Tax Board shall establish a pilot
program to issue earnings withholding orders for taxes and any other
notice or document required to be served or provided in connection
with an earnings withholding order, pursuant to Article 4 (commencing
with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part
2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to government and private employers
by magnetic media, electronic transmission, or other electronic
technology. The purpose of the pilot program is to study the
feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the Franchise Tax Board issuing
earnings withholding orders to employers using magnetic media,
electronic transmission, or other electronic technology.
(b) The pilot program shall apply to any earnings withholding
order for taxes and any other notice or document required to be
served or provided in accordance with subdivision (a) on or after
January 1, 1997, and before January 1, 1999, to an employer who
agrees to participate in the pilot program.
(c) For purposes of the pilot program, the Franchise Tax Board
shall identify and work with employers who agree to be served as
authorized by subdivision (a).
(d) The pilot program shall be successful if the Franchise Tax
Board can demonstrate all of the following:
(1) The Franchise Tax Board's time to prepare and serve earnings
withholding orders by magnetic media, electronic transmission, or
other electronic technology, as authorized by subdivision (a), will
be reduced by at least two days when compared to orders that would
otherwise be prepared and served under Article 4 (commencing with
Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of
the Code of Civil Procedure.
(2) The Franchise Tax Board's administrative cost to prepare and
serve earnings withholding orders by magnetic media, electronic
transmission, or other electronic technology, as authorized by
subdivision (a), will be less than the cost to prepare and serve
orders as specified under Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070)
of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil
Procedure.
(3) The employer's time and administrative costs to receive and
comply with orders served in accordance with subdivision (a) do not
exceed the time and administrative costs when compared to receiving
and complying with orders served in accordance with Article 4
(commencing with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title
9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(e) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the pilot program
is successful based on the criteria stated in subdivision (d), the
Franchise Tax Board may continue to issue earnings withholding orders
for taxes and any other notice or document required to be served or
provided in connection with an earnings withholding order, pursuant
to Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of
Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to
government and private employers who agree to accept service by
magnetic media, electronic transmission, or other electronic
technology.
(f) This section shall apply in the same manner and with the same
force and effect and to the full extent as if this section had been
incorporated in full into Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070)
of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil
Procedure.