After fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges are fixed pursuant to this article, any person may pay such fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges under protest and bring an action against the city or city and county in the superior court to recover any money which the legislative body refuses to refund. Payments made and actions brought under this section, shall be made and brought in the manner provided for payment of taxes under protest and actions for refund thereof in Article 2, Chapter 5, Part 9, of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, insofar as those provisions are applicable.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 5472
Sanitation and Sewerage Systems
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case McWilliams v. City of Long Beach (2013)
Most recently applied in McWilliams v. City of Long Beach (April 2013)
Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 865.
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