Revenue and Taxation Code section 5170


In suits for the refund of state-assessed property taxes, the trial court shall not be restricted to the administrative record, but shall consider all evidence relating to the valuation of the property admissible under the rules of evidence. The court shall base its decision upon the preponderance of the evidence before it.

Source: Section 5170, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=5170.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1988; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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