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 California State Code                                          BOS  Services     FMD       City Charter

53082. (a) By July 1, 1991, local agencies shall refund any sewer service fees collected for 
              which no services were delivered.

(c) In cases where a person paid fees as described in subdivision (a) and is still residing
             at the same location, it shall be the responsibility of the local agency, upon
             determination that the premises is not connected to the sewer system, to return
             fees in their entirety, regardless of the amount of time the fees were wrongly
             collected. For the purposes of this section, if the exact amount of the charges is
             not readily available, the amount of the refund may be calculated by averaging the
             rates paid by payers in the same classification during the time period in which the
             fees were collected.

(d) In cases where a person paid fees as described in subdivision (a) but is not still 
             residing at the same location, the payer of the fees may make a claim for a 
             refund to the agency collecting the fees.

(e) No statute of limitations shall apply to claims for fees paid before January 1, 1992. For 
              fees paid on or after January 1, 1992, claims shall be filed within 180 days of the
              date of payment.

(f) As used in this section, "sewer service fees" means periodic fees, tolls, rates, rentals, or
             other charges imposed by local agencies for the purpose of covering the cost to
             provide sewer service or to operate, maintain, repair, and replace sewer systems
             and facilities, but do not include any of the following:

(1) Sewer standby or availability charges or assessments.
(2) Special assessments levied in accordance with one or a combination 
of the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000)
of the Streets and Highways Code), the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913
(Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways 
Code), or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with 
Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code).
(3) Sewer connection charges or sewer capacity charges paid in conjunction 
with or as a condition of approving an application for sewer service.