Refunds or judgments payable pursuant to this part, may be paid from the clearing account or from the benefit account with respect to any money erroneously deposited therein, upon warrants issued by the Controller under the direction of and in accordance with authorized regulations, except that money credited to this state’s account pursuant to Section 903 of the Social Security Act, as amended, shall be used exclusively as provided in Section 1528.5. Refunds of interest, penalties, and fines and interest payable on refunds and judgments pursuant to this division may not be paid from the benefit account but may be paid from the clearing account to the extent that interest, penalties, and fines collected are currently on deposit in that account.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1025, Sec. 10.)