California § 256.6

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 256.6, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 256.6.

(a) (1) Prior to the lien date, the assessor shall annually mail a notice to every person or entity that received, in the immediately preceding fiscal year, the exemption provided by Section 204. (2) The board shall prescribe the form for the annual notice described in paragraph (1), which form shall specify the following: (A) The circumstances under which the property may be disqualified from exemption. (B) That the person or entity has a duty to inform the assessor if the property no longer qualifies for the exemption. (b) At the same time the notice described in subdivision (a) is mailed, the assessor shall include with that notice a card that may be returned to the assessor by the person or entity receiving the notice, which card shall be in the following form: To all persons and entities that have received a nonprofit cemetery exemption for the ____ fiscal year. QUESTION: Will the property to which the exemption applied in the ____ fiscal year continue to be used or held exclusively for the burial or other permanent deposit of the human dead or for the care, maintenance, or upkeep of that property or those dead in the ____ fiscal year? ___ yes ___ no Signature: ____________ Title: __________ Failure to return this card does not constitute a waiver of this exemption as specified by the California Constitution, but may result in an onsite inspection by the assessor to verify any exempt activity.

Frequently Asked Questions About California § 256.6

What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 256.6 cover?

Section 256.6 is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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