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§ 5573. Confidentiality.

18 CA ADC § 5573Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 18. Public Revenues
Division 2.1. State Board of Equalization -- Rules for Tax Appeals
Chapter 5. General Procedures for Board Action
Article 7. Correspondence, Public Hearing Records, and Copies
18 CCR § 5573
§ 5573. Confidentiality.
Currentness
Board hearings are generally conducted during open session at public meetings held in accordance with Government Code sections 11120 and 11123.
(a) Private Railroad Car Tax, Tax on Insurers, and Alcoholic Beverage Tax. The filing of a written request for a Board hearing under chapter 2 constitutes a waiver of the taxpayer's right to confidentiality with regard to information provided to or obtained by the Board that is actually disclosed on the transcript of the taxpayer's Board hearing or included in the hearing summary prepared for the taxpayer's Board hearing.
(b) Property Taxes.
(1) A taxpayer waives its right to confidentiality when the taxpayer:
(A) Files a petition described in section 5310, subdivision (a)(1), (3), or (4) of chapter 3, and submits a written request for a Board hearing; or
(B) Files an application described in section 5310, subdivision (a)(2) of chapter 3.
(2) The waiver described in paragraph (1) of this subdivision only applies to:
(A) The taxpayer's petition or application filed under chapter 3 of this division, and any documents filed in support of the petition or application;
(B) Any briefs filed in response to or in support of the taxpayer's petition or application, and any documents filed in support of such briefs;
(C) The Hearing Summary or Summary Decision prepared for the taxpayer's Board hearing; and
(D) Any other information provided to or obtained by the Board that is actually disclosed on the transcript of the taxpayer's Board hearing.
(c) Effective Date of Waiver.
(1) A waiver described in subdivision (a) or (b) of this section is effective on the date the Board issues its first Public Agenda Notice providing public notice of the date and time of the taxpayer's Board hearing to which the waiver applies.
(2) A waiver described in subdivision (a) or (b) may be rescinded by the taxpayer at any time before it becomes effective, if the taxpayer agrees to waive its Board hearing. At the time a taxpayer waives a Board hearing under this paragraph, the taxpayer may request that the Board decide the taxpayer's appeal as a nonappearance matter or dismiss the taxpayer's appeal.
(d) Exceptions.
(1) Protection from Identity Theft.
(A) The waivers described in subdivisions (a) or (b) do not apply to any person's address, telephone number, social security number, federal identification number, or other account number, and such information will not be provided to the public in response to a request made pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, §§ 6250 et seq.).
(B) Nothing in this paragraph prohibits any party to a Board hearing, Board Members, or Board Staff from referring to information described in this paragraph in briefs filed under this division, or in a manner that will not disclose any person's actual address, telephone number, social security number, federal identification number, or bank account number at a Board hearing conducted during an open session at a public meeting.
(2) Closed Session. The waivers described in subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply to:
(A) Information that is only discussed during a portion of a Board hearing conducted during a closed session held pursuant to Government Code section 11126, and the procedures contained in section 5574; and
(B) The portion of a Hearing Summary, if any, containing information that is only scheduled to be discussed during a closed session.
(e) Published Opinions. Even in the absence of a waiver, there is no right to confidentiality as to relevant information that the Board or Board staff includes in a written opinion that is required to be published pursuant to section 5552.

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Note: Authority cited: Article XIII, Section 11, California Constitution; Sections 15606 and 15640, Government Code; and Sections 251, 1840, 11651, 13170 and 32451, Revenue and Taxation Code. Reference: Article XIII, Section 11, California Constitution; Sections 6254, 11124.1, 11125.1, 15606, 15619 and 15640, Government Code; and Sections 40, 251, 743, 833, 1840, 11651, 11655, 13170, 30451, 30455, 32451 and 32455, Revenue and Taxation Code.
History
1. New section filed 1-7-2008; operative 2-6-2008 (Register 2008, No. 2).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 2-25-2014; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 9).
3. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a), relettering subsections, amending newly designated subsections (a), (c)(1)-(2), (d)(1)(A), (d)(2) and amending Note filed 7-30-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 31).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 18, § 5573, 18 CA ADC § 5573
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