California · Public Resources Code - PRC
PRC §3775: In such actions the record of charges, or a copy of so much thereof as is applicable, duly certified by the Controller, showing unpaid charges against any person, is prima facie evidence of the charge
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In such actions the record of charges, or a copy of so much thereof as is applicable, duly certified by the Controller, showing unpaid charges against any person, is prima facie evidence of the charges, the delinquency, the amount of charges, penalties, and costs due and unpaid, that the person is indebted to the people of the State of California in the amount of charges and penalties therein appearing unpaid, and that all forms of law in relation to the charges have been complied with. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to service of summons, pleadings, proofs, trials, and appeals are applicable to the proceedings.
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