This chapter shall not be construed as applicable to the sale or exchange by the state of the following lands:

(a) Lands acquired by the state on sale thereof for delinquent taxes, other than lands the deed for which is required to be filed with the Department of Finance or the commission.

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Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 6403

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.

(b) Lands acquired by the state by foreclosure of any lien for taxes due the state, or for penalties or interest thereon, or by execution of any judgment for money due the state, or lands which are seized by the state and sold pursuant to § 7891 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(c) Lands acquired by the state under the provisions of the Streets and Highways Code and sold or exchanged pursuant to the provisions of Section 104.5 thereof.

(d) Lands which have escheated to the state or which have been distributed to the state by court decree in estates of deceased persons.

(e) Lands which have escheated to the state under the provisions of Proposition 1 of the General Election of 1920, page 1 xxxiii, as amended.

(f) Land acquired by the state for public use.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 56. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)

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