Section 42233 Of Article 2. Refund Of Fees And Penalties From California Vehicle Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Whenever any fee or penalty subject to refund under
Section 42231 after application therefor has not been paid into the
State Treasury, the department shall refund the fee or penalty.
(b) Whenever any fee or penalty subject to refund under Section
42231 after application therefor or Section 10901 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code has been paid into the State Treasury to the credit, in
whole or in part, of the Motor Vehicle License Fee Account in the
Transportation Tax Fund (hereafter referred to in this section as the
Motor Vehicle License Fee Account), or to the credit, in whole or in
part, of the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund
(hereafter referred to in this section as the Motor Vehicle Account),
the department shall prepare a claim setting forth the facts
pertaining to the fee or penalty sought to be refunded, and the State
Controller shall draw his warrant upon the account or accounts to
which the fee or penalty was credited. In lieu of filing claims for
refund against both the Motor Vehicle Account and the Motor Vehicle
License Fee Account when an amount has been determined to be due from
both accounts, the director may file a single claim with the State
Controller, drawn against the Motor Vehicle Account covering the
amount of both refunds, and the State Controller shall thereupon draw
his warrant on the Motor Vehicle Account. At least quarterly, the
director shall certify to the State Controller the amounts paid from
the Motor Vehicle Account which are properly chargeable to the Motor
Vehicle License Fee Account supported by such detail as the State
Controller may require. Upon order of the State Controller, the
amounts so required shall be transferred from the Motor Vehicle
License Fee Account to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account.
(c) This section is an appropriation of any and all amounts
necessary to refund and repay any excessive or erroneous fees and
penalties collected under this code, and the procedure prescribed in
this article for refunds shall be deemed a compliance with the
requirements of the Government Code relating to the refund of
excessive or erroneous fees or penalties.