Section 12468 - Audit of apportionment and allocation of county property tax revenueThe Controller shall regularly audit the apportionment and allocation by counties of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 75) of, and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of, Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) For counties with a population in excess of 5,000,000 the audit shall be performed annually.(b) For counties with a population greater than 200,000 and less than 5,000,000, the audit shall be performed on a three-year cycle.(c) For counties with a population of 200,000 or less, the audit shall be performed on a five-year cycle.(d) The Controller may, at the Controller's discretion, perform audits more frequently than provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).(e) The Controller shall annually submit a report to the Legislature containing a description of the audit findings for each county that was audited during the prior year. The report shall contain recommendations to the Legislature for legislation to correct any errors in the apportionment and allocation of property tax revenues that were determined as a result of these audits.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 50 (AB 378),s 85, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 201 (SB 1462),s 5, eff. 1/1/2015.