Section 2503.2 Of Chapter 1. Medium Of Payment From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 1.
2503.2
. (a) The tax collector for any city, county, or city and
county may, in his or her discretion, accept electronic funds
transfers in payment for a purchase at a tax sale, of any tax,
assessment, or on a redemption.
(b) The tax collector for any city, county, or city and county
may, in his or her discretion, require any taxpayer, or any paying
agent of a taxpayer or taxpayers, who makes an aggregate payment of
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more on the two most recent
regular installments on the secured roll or on the one installment of
the most recent unsecured tax roll, to make subsequent payments by
electronic funds transfer.
(c) Any taxpayer or paying agent making payment by electronic
funds transfer shall provide any supporting documentation and
electronic information as requested by the tax collector. An
electronic funds transfer made pursuant to this section shall be made
to the bank account designated by the tax collector.
(d) Any costs incurred by the tax collector as a result of the
acceptance of electronic funds transfers pursuant to this section
shall be considered administrative costs of tax collection, except
that if for any reason the electronic funds transfer is not
completed, those costs shall be recovered as provided in subdivision
(g).
(e) The acceptance of an electronic funds transfer shall
constitute payment of a tax, assessment, or redemption as of the date
of acceptance when, but not before, the transfer has been completed.
An electronic funds transfer is completed by acceptance by the bank
designated by the tax collector of the payment specified by the
originator's payment order.
(f) If an electronic funds transfer is not accepted for any
reason, any record of payment entered on any official record
indicating the acceptance of that transfer shall be canceled, and the
tax or assessment shall be a lien as if no payment has been
attempted. When a cancellation of a record of payment is made, the
canceling officer shall record the cancellation on the record that
contained the notation of payment, and immediately shall cause a
written notice of cancellation to be sent to the person attempting
the electronic funds transfer.
(g) Upon notice of nonacceptance of an electronic funds transfer,
the tax collector may charge the person who attempted the electronic
funds transfer a fee not to exceed the costs of processing the
transfer, providing notice of nonacceptance to that person, and
making required cancellations on the tax roll. The amount of any fee
charged pursuant to this subdivision shall be set by the governing
body of the relevant city, county, or city and county, and may be
added to the tax bill and collected in the same manner as costs
recovered pursuant to Section 2621.