§ 214.14. — 214.14. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 354, Sec. 7.)

California § 214.14.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code RTC: Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC
• Div. 1.: DIVISION 1. PROPERTY TAXATION
• Part 2.: PART 2. ASSESSMENT
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. Taxation Base
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. Taxable and Exempt Property

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(a)
Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums and owned and operated by a religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable fund, foundation, limited liability company, or corporation which meets all the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 214 shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided by Sections 4 and 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and Section 214.
(b)
For purposes of this section:
(1)
Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall include property used for activities and facilities related to the primary charitable purposes of museums and reasonably necessary and incidental to those purposes.
(2)
Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall not be required to be indispensable to the primary charitable purposes of museums.
(3)
Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall not include property used for activities and facilities not related to the primary charitable purposes of museums and not reasonably necessary or incidental to those purposes.
(4)
Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall include property owned by a nonprofit
association or organization performing auxiliary services to any city or county museum in the state and used for the storage of items donated for an annual rummage sale, the proceeds of which, after taking into account the expenses of the nonprofit association or organization, are used to provide support to those museums. For purposes of this subdivision, “storage of items donated for an annual rummage sale” shall not be considered a “fundraising activity,” as that term is used in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 214.
(c)
The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply with respect to lien dates occurring on and after January 1, 2005.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 354, Sec. 7. Effective August 30, 2004. Applicable January 1, 2005, as specified in subd. (c).