Challenge California’s fire-prevention fee in court

Obernolte called California’s Fire Prevention Fee a tax and said he believed it was unconstitutional. He backed a lawsuit seeking to have the law ruled unconstitutional and to obtain refunds for people who had paid the fee and filed a formal protest. He advised people who had to pay to submit the payment under protest; he cautioned that refunds might be difficult to obtain.

Context: This concerns a California state fee and a lawsuit discussed in the source; it does not establish a federal policy proposal or a current position. Refunds were sought only for people who paid and filed a formal protest.

In their own words

Obernolte is backing a lawsuit whose goal is to rule the law unconstitutional and ultimately get refunds for those who paid the fee and filed a formal protest.

The source

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