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Gov. Code, § 7170.5 · Article 2. State Tax Liens

Gov. Code, § 7170.5

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Notwithstanding Section 7170, as between competing state tax liens or as between a state tax lien and a federal lien described in Section 2100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the lien that first comes into existence has priority over the lien that later comes into existence; and this priority is not affected by the recording or filing pursuant to Section 7171 or pursuant to Title 7 (commencing with Section 2100) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, of a notice of either or both of the liens.

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History

Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 600.

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As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=7170.5.
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