(a) (1) Restitution orders or any other amounts imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction for criminal offenses upon a person or any other entity that are due to the State of California and payable to the Controller may be collected by the Controller in any manner provided by law for collection of a delinquent motor vehicle fuel tax liability, including, but not limited to, issuance of an order and levy under Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure in the manner provided for earnings withholding orders for taxes.
(2) Amounts imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction as an order of restitution for criminal offenses shall be treated as final and due and payable to the State of California on the date that amount is established on the records of the board.
(b) This part shall apply to amounts collected under this section in the same manner and with the same force and effect and to the full extent as if the language of those laws had been incorporated in full into this section, except to the extent that any provision is either inconsistent with this section or is not relevant to this section.
(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8101), no refund or credit may be allowed for any amounts paid or payments applied under this section.
(d) Amounts authorized to be collected pursuant to this section may accrue interest at the greater of the rate applicable to the amounts being collected or the rate provided under Section 6591.5 from and after the date the amounts are established on the records of the board.
(e) Amounts authorized to be collected pursuant to this section are not subject to any statute of limitations set forth in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 7851).
(f) Notwithstanding Section 7872 or Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, any portion of the amounts authorized to be collected under this section that remain unsatisfied may be collected by the recording of a notice of state tax lien. The Controller may record or extend a recorded notice of state tax lien at any time until the amount due, including any accrued interest, is paid in full.
(g) This section shall apply on and after January 1, 2012, to amounts authorized to be collected pursuant to this section that are due to the State of California and payable to the Controller before, on, or after January 1, 2012.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 727, Sec. 14. (AB 242) Effective January 1, 2012.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018