Section 12491.

(a) Every tax levied upon an insurer under Article XIII of the California Constitution and this part is a lien upon all property and franchises of every kind and nature belonging to the insurer, and has the effect of a judgment against the insurer.

(b) (1) Every tax levied upon a surplus line broker under Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 13201) of Division 2 is a lien upon all property and franchises of every kind and nature belonging to the surplus line broker, and has the effect of a judgment against the surplus line broker.

(2) A lien levied pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed the amount of unpaid tax collected by the surplus line broker.

(c) (1) Every tax levied upon a Medi-Cal managed care plan under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12001) is a lien upon all property and franchises of every kind and nature belonging to the Medi-Cal managed care plan, and has the effect of a judgment against the Medi-Cal managed care plan.

(2) A lien levied pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed the amount of unpaid tax collected by the Medi-Cal managed care plan.

(d) This section shall be operative on July 1, 2012, and become inoperative on July 1, 2013. As of January 1, 2015, this section shall be repealed.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 33, Sec. 81. Effective June 27, 2013. Section operative as of July 1, 2012, by its own provisions. Inoperative July 1, 2013. Repealed as of January 1, 2015, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Ch. 33.)