(a) Any tax imposed pursuant to this part shall not apply to the making, delivering, or filing of conveyances to make effective any plan of reorganization or adjustment that is any of the following:
(1) Confirmed under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended.
(2) Approved in an equity receivership proceeding in a court involving a railroad corporation, as defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.
(3) Approved in an equity receivership proceeding in a court involving a corporation, as defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.
(4) Whereby a mere change in identity, form, or place of organization is effected.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall only apply if the making, delivery, or filing of instruments of transfer or conveyances occurs within five years from the date of the confirmation, approval, or change.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 500, Sec. 59. (AB 1059) Effective January 1, 2010.)