Rev. & Tax. Code, § 30283 · Article 6. Interest and Penalties
Rev. & Tax. Code, § 30283
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) If the department finds that a person’s failure to make a timely return or payment was due to a disaster, and occurred notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and the absence of willful neglect, the person may be relieved of the interest provided by Sections 30171, 30185, 30190, 30223, and 30281.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person seeking to be relieved of the interest shall file with the department a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts upon which the person bases their claim for relief.
(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the department may grant relief of the interest for any person in an area identified in a state of emergency proclamation made by the Governor for the period the state of emergency proclamation is effective, regardless of whether the person has filed a statement with the department pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2) The department may grant the relief in paragraph (1) only during the first 12 months following the issuance of the state of emergency proclamation or the duration of the state of emergency, whichever is less.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 474, Sec. 31. (SB 1496) Effective January 1, 2023.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Revenue and Taxation Code
- Rev. & Tax. Code, § 30171Printed as Sections 30171, 30185, 30190, 30223, and 30281
- Rev. & Tax. Code, § 30185Printed as Sections 30171, 30185, 30190, 30223, and 30281
- Rev. & Tax. Code, § 30190Printed as Sections 30171, 30185, 30190, 30223, and 30281
- Rev. & Tax. Code, § 30223Printed as Sections 30171, 30185, 30190, 30223, and 30281
- Rev. & Tax. Code, § 30281Printed as Sections 30171, 30185, 30190, 30223, and 30281
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