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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 3Pt. 1Ch. 3Art. 1§ 11262 State Agency Payment Refunds

§ 11262 State Agency Payment Refunds

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§ 11262 State Agency Payment Refunds

Key Takeaways

  • •If a state agency pays too much money to another state agency by mistake, they can get the extra money back.
  • •The State Controller is the one who fixes the mistake by moving the extra money back to where it came from.
  • •This rule applies to payments for work, services, or stuff like materials or equipment.

Example

Agency A pays Agency B $1000 for office chairs, but the chairs only cost $800.

Agency A can ask the State Controller to get the extra $200 back from Agency B and put it back in Agency A's budget.

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§ 11262 State Agency Payment Refunds

Whenever any payment heretofore or hereafter made by a state agency for work, services, materials or equipment performed or furnished under this article or any other law by another state agency was erroneous, in excess of the amount that should have been paid or was unearned, the State Controller shall, upon request of the state agency which received such payment, refund such erroneous, excess or unearned amount by transferring an amount equal thereto from the fund or appropriation credited with the overpayment to the fund or appropriation from which said payment was made. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1433.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

erroneousexcessunearnedState Controllerrefundoverpayment

Related Statutes

  • § 11257 State Agency Fund Advances
  • § 11258 State Agency Service Estimates
  • § 11250 Interagency Service Cost Recovery
  • § 11251 State Agency Financial Adjustments
  • § 11252 Financial Adjustment Requests

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 11262.
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