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(a) On or before the fourth Monday in September, the auditor shall deliver the secured roll to the tax collector, with an affixed affidavit, subscribed by him, as follows:
“I, __________, Auditor of __________ County, swear that I received the assessment roll from the assessor, with his affixed affidavit: that I have corrected it as required by the State Board of Equalization; and that I have reckoned the respective sums due as taxes and have added the columns of valuations and taxes, as required by law.”
If the roll is a machine-prepared roll, the auditor shall deliver the assessment roll to the assessor and shall deliver the roll on which he has extended taxes to the tax collector, with an affixed affidavit, subscribed by him, as follows:
“I, __________, Auditor of __________ County, swear that the attached roll is a reproduction of the roll prepared by the assessor and corrected by the State Board of Equalization; and that I have reckoned the respective sums due as taxes and have added the columns of valuations and taxes as required by law.”
(b) If the roll is a machine-prepared roll, and the tax bills are, with the consent of the tax collector and the approval of the board of supervisors, also machine-prepared by the auditor, the auditor shall, on or before the fourth Monday in September, deliver the assessment roll to the assessor, and shall, on or before October 16, deliver the roll on which he has extended taxes to the tax collector, with an affixed affidavit, subscribed by him, as follows:
“I, __________, Auditor of __________ County, swear that the attached roll is a reproduction of the roll prepared by the assessor and corrected by the State Board of Equalization; and that I have reckoned the respective sums due as taxes and have added the columns of valuations and taxes as required by law.”
(c) If the extended roll is retained in electronic data-processing equipment and no physical document is prepared and if the tax bills are, with the consent of the tax collector and the approval of the board of supervisors, machine prepared, the auditor shall, on or before the fourth Monday in September, deliver the assessment roll to the assessor, and shall, on or before October 16, deliver the completed tax bills to the tax collector with an affidavit, subscribed by him, as follows:
“I, __________, Auditor of __________ County, swear that the tax bills herewith submitted to you are the result of extending the roll prepared by the assessor and corrected by the State Board of Equalization and that I have determined the respective sums due as taxes, in the total amount of $__________, as required by law.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 2601 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/revenue-and-taxation-code/rtc-sect-2601/
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