Section 19262 - Collection of tax(a) At any time within which an action can be brought to collect any delinquent amounts as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 19371) of Chapter 6, the Franchise Tax Board may collect the tax, together with penalties and interest, in the following manner: The Franchise Tax Board shall seize any personal property owned by the taxpayer against whom the tax is assessed, and thereafter sell at public auction the property so seized, or a sufficient portion thereof, to pay the tax due hereunder, together with any interest, and any penalty or penalties imposed hereby for that delinquency, and any and all costs that may have been incurred on account of the seizure and sale. Notice of the intended sale and the time and place thereof, shall be given to the delinquent taxpayer and to all persons appearing of record to have an interest in the property, in writing, at least 10 days before the date set for the sale by enclosing the notice in an envelope addressed to the taxpayer at its last known place of business in this state if any, and, in the case of any person appearing of record to have an interest in the property, addressed to that person at the last known place of residence, if any, and depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and by publication for at least 10 days before the date set for the sale in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the property seized is to be sold; provided, however, that if there be no newspaper of general circulation in that county then by the posting of the notice in three public places in the county for the 10-day period. The notice shall contain a description of the property to be sold, together with a statement of the amount of the taxes, interest, penalties, and costs, the name of the taxpayer, and the further statement that, unless the taxes, interest, penalties, and costs are paid on or before the time fixed in the notice for the sale, the property, or so much thereof as may be necessary, will be sold in accordance with law and the notice.(b) For purposes of this section, the term tax shall include any liability imposed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 19131) of Chapter 4, and any interest imposed thereon.Ca. Rev. and Tax. Code § 19262
Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31.