California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC
RTC §55161: At any time within three years after any person is delinquent in the payment of any amount herein required to be paid, or within 10 years after the last recording or filing of a notice of state tax li
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At any time within three years after any person is delinquent in the payment of any amount herein required to be paid, or within 10 years after the last recording or filing of a notice of state tax lien under Section 7171 of the Government Code, the department, or its authorized representative, may issue a warrant for the enforcement of any liens and for the collection of any amount required to be paid to the state under this part. The warrant shall be directed to any sheriff or marshal, or the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and shall have the same effect as a writ of execution. The warrant shall be levied and sale made pursuant to it in the manner and with the same effect as a levy of, and sale pursuant to, a writ of execution.
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