Revenue and Taxation Code section 2502

Taxes may be paid in legal tender or in money receivable in payment of taxes by the United States. The tax collector shall have the right to refuse the payment in coins of property taxes, penalties and interest, and any other charges associated with the payment of property taxes.

Source: Section 2502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=2502. (updated Jan. 1, 1993; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/revenue_and_taxation_code_section_2502

Original Source: Section 2502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=2502. (last accessed May 12, 2025).