Section 43481 Of Article 3. Recovery Of Erroneous Refunds From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 22. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 3.
43481
. (a) The Controller may recover any refund or part thereof
that is erroneously made, and any credit or part thereof that is
erroneously allowed, in an action brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento in the name of the people of
the State of California.
(b) As an alternative to subdivision (a), the board may recover
any refund or part thereof that is erroneously made, and any credit
or part thereof that is erroneously allowed. In recovering any
erroneous refund or credit, the board may, in its discretion, issue a
deficiency determination in accordance with Article 2 (commencing
with Section 43201) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 43350) of
Chapter 3. Except in the case of fraud, the deficiency determination
shall be made by the board within three years from the date of the
Controller's warrant or date of credit.