(a) The filing period for a claimant to apply to a participating county for deferment under the program shall be from October 1 to December 10 of each year.
(b) A participating county may require any information necessary to process the claimant’s application for deferment under the program, whether through the county’s application form or forms or otherwise.
(c) Any form filed by a claimant under this chapter shall not be under oath, but shall contain, or be verified by, a written declaration that the information therein was provided under the penalty of perjury.
(d) All forms supplied to the claimant shall include a statement of the interest rate that will apply to the property taxes deferred under the program.
(e) A county may grant a reasonable extension for filing a claim if it determines that good cause for the extension exists. However, no extension shall be granted beyond the termination of the fiscal year for which deferment is requested.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 369, Sec. 3. (AB 1090) Effective January 1, 2012.)