California § 3914 - The board of supervisors, may require, by resolution, that any person filing an a

§ 3914. The board of supervisors, may require, by resolution, that any person filing an a

The board of supervisors, may require, by resolution, that any person filing an affidavit pursuant to Section 3913 or any person filing a notice of intent to hold, demonstrate proof of payment of any unsecured tax levied against the mining claim on which the affidavit or notice of intent to hold is filed, along with any delinquent unsecured taxes levied against the person filing the affidavit or notice of intent to hold, prior to the recordation of the affidavit or notice of intent to hold. If a resolution is adopted by the board of supervisors pursuant to this section, it may include the following provisions, and any other provisions determined by the board as necessary to carry out the intent of this section: (a) A provision prohibiting the county recorder from accepting the affidavit or notice of intent to hold for recordation without the tax collector’s certification that the taxes have been paid. (b) A provision requiring the following: (1) That, when taxes are paid, the tax collector issue a receipt or certificate of payment for use in certification of the affidavit or notice of intent to hold. (2) That the county recorder forward the affidavit or notice of intent to hold to the tax collector if the county recorder receives an affidavit for recording by mail and the affidavit or notice of intent to hold does not contain the tax collector’s certification that the taxes have been paid. (3) That, if applicable, the tax collector then certify that the taxes have been paid on the face of the affidavit or notice of intent to hold and return the document to the county recorder for recording. (4) That, if the taxes have not been paid, the tax collector return the affidavit unrecorded to the filer.