Section 534 Of Article 4. Property Escaping Assessment From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
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. (a) Assessments made pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with
Section 501) or this article shall be treated like, and taxed at the
same rate applicable to, property regularly assessed on the roll on
which it is entered, unless the assessment relates to a prior year
and then the tax rate of the prior year shall be applied, except that
the tax rate for years prior to the 1981-82 fiscal year shall be
divided by four.
(b) No assessment described in subdivision (a) shall be effective
for any purpose, including its review, equalization and adjustment by
the Board of Equalization, until the assessee has been notified
thereof personally or by United States mail at his or her address as
contained in the official records of the county assessor. For
purposes of Section 532, the assessment shall be deemed made on the
date on which it is entered on the roll pursuant to Section 533, if
the assessee is notified of the assessment within 60 days after the
statute of limitations or the placing of the escape assessment on the
assessment roll. Otherwise the assessment shall be deemed made only
on the date the assessee is so notified.
(c) The notice given by the assessor pursuant to this section
shall include all of the following:
(1) The date the notice was mailed.
(2) Information regarding the assessee's right to an informal
review and the right to appeal the assessment, and except in a case
in which paragraph (3) applies, that the appeal shall be filed within
60 days of the date of mailing printed on the notice or the
postmarked date therefor, whichever is later. For the purposes of
equalization proceedings, the assessment shall be considered an
assessment made outside of the regular assessment period as provided
in Section 1605.
(3) For counties in which the board of supervisors has adopted a
resolution in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 1605, and
the County of Los Angeles, receipt by the assessee of a tax bill
based on that assessment shall suffice as notice under this section
if the tax bill advises the assessee of the right to appeal the
assessment, and that the appeal shall be filed within 60 days of the
date of mailing printed on the tax bill or the postmark therefor,
whichever is later. For the purposes of equalization proceedings, the
assessment shall be considered an assessment made outside of the
regular assessment period as provided in Section 1605.
(4) A description of the requirements, procedures, and deadlines
with respect to an application for the reduction of an assessment
pursuant to Section 1605.
(d) (1) The notice given by the assessor under this section shall
be on a form approved by the board.
(2) Giving of the notice required by Section 531.8 shall not
satisfy the requirements of this section.