In such actions the record of charges, or a copy of so much thereof as is applicable, duly certified by the Controller, showing unpaid charges against any person, is prima facie evidence of the charges, the delinquency, the amount of charges, penalties, and costs due and unpaid, that the person is indebted to the people of the State of California in the amount of charges and penalties therein appearing unpaid, and that all forms of law in relation to the charges have been complied with.

The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to service of summons, pleadings, proofs, trials, and appeals are applicable to the proceedings.

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Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 3775

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 579.)