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. (a) Each person owning taxable personal property, other than a
manufactured home subject to Part 13 (commencing with Section 5800),
having an aggregate cost of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
or more for any assessment year shall file a signed property
statement with the assessor. Every person owning personal property
that does not require the filing of a property statement or real
property shall, upon request of the assessor, file a signed property
statement. Failure of the assessor to request or secure the property
statement does not render any assessment invalid.
(b) The property statement shall be declared to be true under the
penalty of perjury and filed annually with the assessor between the
lien date and 5 p.m. on April 1. The penalty provided by Section 463
applies for property statements not filed by May 7. If May 7 falls on
a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, a property statement that is
mailed and postmarked on the next business day shall be deemed to
have been filed between the lien date and 5 p.m. on May 7. If, on the
dates specified in this subdivision, the county's offices are closed
for the entire day, that day is considered a legal holiday for
purposes of this section.
(c) The property statement may be filed with the assessor through
the United States mail, properly addressed with postage prepaid. For
purposes of determining the date upon which the property statement is
deemed filed with the assessor, the date of postmark as affixed by
the United States Postal Service, or the date certified by a bona
fide private courier service on the envelope containing the
application, shall control. This subdivision shall be applicable to
every taxing agency, including, but not limited to, a chartered city
and county, or chartered city.
(d) (1) At any time, as required by the assessor for assessment
purposes, every person shall make available for examination
information or records regarding his or her property or any other
personal property located on premises he or she owns or controls. In
this connection details of property acquisition transactions,
construction and development costs, rental income, and other data
relevant to the determination of an estimate of value are to be
considered as information essential to the proper discharge of the
assessor's duties.
(2) (A) This subdivision shall also apply to an owner-builder or
an owner-developer of new construction that is sold to a third party,
is constructed on behalf of a third party, or is constructed for the
purpose of selling that property to a third party.
(B) The owner-builder or owner-developer of new construction
described in subparagraph (A), shall, within 45 days of receipt of a
written request by the assessor for information or records, provide
the assessor with all information and records regarding that
property. The information and records provided to the assessor shall
include the total consideration provided either by the purchaser or
on behalf of the purchaser that was paid or provided either, as part
of or outside of the purchase agreement, including, but not limited
to, consideration paid or provided for the purchase or acquisition of
upgrades, additions, or for any other additional or supplemental
work performed or arranged for by the owner-builder or
owner-developer on behalf of the purchaser.
(e) In the case of a corporate owner of property, the property
statement shall be signed either by an officer of the corporation or
an employee or agent who has been designated in writing by the board
of directors to sign the statements on behalf of the corporation.
(f) In the case of property owned by a bank or other financial
institution and leased to an entity other than a bank or other
financial institution, the property statement shall be submitted by
the owner bank or other financial institution.
(g) The assessor may refuse to accept any property statement he or
she determines to be in error.
(h) If a taxpayer fails to provide information to the assessor
pursuant to subdivision (d) and introduces any requested materials or
information at any assessment appeals board hearing, the assessor
may request and shall be granted a continuance for a reasonable
period of time. The continuance shall extend the two-year period
specified in subdivision (c) of Section 1604 for a period of time
equal to the period of the continuance.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every person
required to file a property statement pursuant to this section shall
be permitted to amend that property statement until May 31 of the
year in which the property statement is due, for errors and omissions
not the result of willful intent to erroneously report. The penalty
authorized by Section 463 does not apply to an amended statement
received prior to May 31, provided the original statement is not
subject to penalty pursuant to subdivision (b). The amended property
statement shall otherwise conform to the requirements of a property
statement as provided in this article.
(j) This subdivision shall apply to the oil, gas, and mineral
extraction industry only. Any information that is necessary to file a
true, correct, and complete statement shall be made available by the
assessor, upon request, to the taxpayer by mail or at the office of
the assessor by February 28. For each business day beyond February 28
that the information is unavailable, the filing deadline in
subdivision (b) shall be extended in that county by one business day,
for those statements affected by the delay. In no case shall the
filing deadline be extended beyond June 1 or the first business day
thereafter.
(k) The assessor may accept the filing of a property statement by
the use of electronic media. In lieu of the signature required by
subdivision (a) and the declaration under penalty of perjury required
by subdivision (b), property statements filed using electronic media
shall be authenticated pursuant to methods specified by the assessor
and approved by the board. Electronic media includes, but is not
limited to, computer modem, magnetic media, optical disk, and
facsimile machine.
(l) (1) After receiving the notice required by Section 1162, the
manager in control of a fleet of fractionally owned aircraft shall
file with the lead county assessor's office one signed property
statement for all of its aircraft that have acquired situs in the
state, as described in Section 1161.
(2) Flight data required to compute fractionally owned aircraft
allocation under Section 1161 shall be segregated by airport.
(m) (1) After receiving the notice required by paragraph (5) of
subdivision (b) of Section 1153.5, a commercial air carrier whose
certificated aircraft is subject to Article 6 (commencing with
Section 1150) of Chapter 5 shall file with the lead county assessor's
office designated under Section 1153.5 one signed property statement
for its personal property at all airport locations and fixtures at
all airport locations.
(2) Each commercial air carrier may file one schedule for all of
its certificated aircraft that have acquired situs in this state
under Section 1151.
(3) Flight data required to compute certificated aircraft
allocation under Section 1152 and subdivision (g) of Section 202 of
Title 18 of the California Code of Regulations shall be segregated by
airport location.
(4) Beginning with the 2006 assessment year, a commercial air
carrier may file a statement described in this subdivision
electronically by means of the California Assessor's Standard Data
Record (SDR) network. If the SDR is not equipped to accept electronic
filings for the 2006 assessment year, an air carrier may file a
printed version of its property statement for that year with its lead
county assessor's office.
(5) This subdivision shall remain operative only until December
31, 2016.