Section 5661 - Application for Refund(a) To obtain a refund of fees and/or penalties erroneously paid to the department under this chapter, the applicant shall submit a written request for a refund, signed under penalty of perjury, which must include: (1) the unit identifying information;(2) the date the fees in question were paid to the department;(3) the name and address of the party requesting the refund;(4) the name and address of the registered owner(s) of record;(5) the situs address of the unit;(6) the amount of the refund requested, and(7) an explanation of the basis for the refund request.(b) For that portion of a year's annual renewal fees paid by a non-exempt owner, which relates to the period between the effective date of an exemption and the end of the registration year for which the fees were due or were paid, no refund or prorated reduction of those annual renewal fees will be made if the exemption becomes effective after the beginning of the registration year.(c) The application for refund must be submitted within three years from the date the fees and/or penalties were paid.(d) Any refund will be issued in the name of the requesting party.(e) In the event that excess fees are submitted with an application to transfer, the department will refund the excess fees to the escrow or title company, or, if no escrow or title company was used for the transaction, to the payor.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 5661
1. New section filed 12-31-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 1). Note: Authority cited: Sections 18015 and 18075, Health and Safety Code; Section 13143, Government Code. Reference: Sections 18075 and 18085, Health and Safety Code; Section 13143, Government Code.
1. New section filed 12-31-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 1).