Section 6961 Of Article 3. Recovery Of Erroneous Refunds From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
6961
. (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 refunds or credits, the board, in its discretion, may issue
a deficiency determination in accordance with Article 2 (commencing
with Section 6481) or Article 4 (commencing with Section 6536) of
Chapter 5. Except in the case of fraud, the determination shall be
made within three years from the last day of the month following the
quarterly period in which the board made its certification to the
Controller that the amount collected was in excess of the amount
legally due.