California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §3102: The clerk of the court immediately upon the filing of the certificate shall enter a judgment for the county against the assessee in the amount of the tax, penalty, and interest set forth in the certif

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The clerk of the court immediately upon the filing of the certificate shall enter a judgment for the county against the assessee in the amount of the tax, penalty, and interest set forth in the certificate. The clerk of the court may file the judgment in a looseleaf book entitled “County Unsecured Property Tax Judgments.”

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