The Private Railroad Car Tax Law values and assesses railroad cars not owned by railroad companies, but operated on railway lines within the state California. This is the only property tax really administered, levied and collected by the State. The private railroad car tax is really a tax that is faced by motor vehicle owners. The private railroad car tax is pretty detailed. We have added the Act below for our browsers to peruse. We have also collapsed the act by giving a summary of the most important aspects of the Act published by the California State Equalization Board. Read the California Private Railroad Car Tax Law (December 2006)
When paying Private Railroad Car Tax in the State of California the property must be assessed by licensed and/or approved assessors. There are assessors in each county in the state of California and we have listed them below.
Alameda – 510-272-3755, Ron Thomsen
Alpine – 530-694-2283, Dave Peets
Amador – 209-223-6351, James B. Rooney
Butte – 530-538-7721, Kenneth O. Reimers
Calaveras – 209-754-6356, Grant W. Metzger, Jr.
Colusa – 530-458-0450, Wayne Zoller
Contra Costa – 925-313-7500, Gus S. Kramer
Del Norte – 707-464-7200, Louise Wilson
El Dorado – 530-621-5719, Tim Holcomb
Fresno – 559-488-3534, Robert C. Werner
Glenn – 530-934-6402, Vince T. Minto
Humboldt – 707-445-7663, Linda A. Hill
Imperial – 760-482-4244, Jose M. Rodriguez, Jr.
Inyo – 760-878-0302, Thomas W. Lanshaw
Kern – 661-868-3485, James W. Fitch
Kings – 559-582-3211, Ken Baird
Lake – 707-263-2302, Douglas W. Wacker
Lassen – 530-251-8241, Kenneth Bunch
Los Angeles – 213-974-3211, Rick Auerbach
Madera – 559-675-7710, Thomas P. Kidwell
Marin – 415-499-7215, Joan C. Thayer
Mariposa – 209-966-2332, Becky Crafts
Mendocino – 707-463-4311, Marsha A. Wharff
Merced – 209-385-7631, Kent Christensen
Modoc – 530-233-6218, Cheryl Budmark
Mono – 760-932-5510, James D. Lovett
Monterey – 831-755-5035, Stephen L. Vagnini
Napa – 707-253-4467, John Tuteur
Nevada – 530-265-1232, Dale Flippin
Orange – 714-834-2727, Webster J. Guillory
Placer – 530-889-4300, Bruce M. Dear
Plumas – 530-283-6380, Charles W. Leonhardt
Riverside – 951-955-6200, Larry W. Ward
Sacramento – 916-875-0760, Kenneth D. Stieger
San Benito – 831-636-4030, Tom J. Slavich
San Bernardino – 909-387-8307, Bill Postmus
San Diego – 619-531-5507, Gregory J. Smith
San Francisco – 415-554-5596, Phil Ting
San Joaquin – 209-468-2630, Gary W. Freeman
San Luis Obispo – 805-781-5643, Tom Bordonaro, Jr.
San Mateo – 650-363-4500, Warren Slocum
Santa Barbara – 805-568-2550, Joseph E. Holland
Santa Clara – 408-299-5500, Lawrence E. Stone
Santa Cruz – 831-454-2002, Gary E. Hazelton
Shasta – 530-225-3600, Leslie Morgan (Mrs.)
Sierra – 530-289-3283, Donald Iversen
Siskiyou – 530-842-8036, Mike Mallory
Solano – 707-784-6210, Marc C. Tonnesen
Sonoma – 707-565-1888, Janice Atkinson
Stanislaus – 209-525-6461, Doug Harms
Sutter – 530-822-7160, Michael V. Strong
Tehama – 530-527-5931, Mark E. Colombo
Trinity – 530-623-1257, Dero B. Forslund
Tulare – 559-733-6361, Gregory B. Hardcastle
Tuolumne – 209-533-5535, Ken Caetano
Ventura – 805-654-2181, Dan Goodwin, MAI
Yolo – 530-666-8135, Joel Butler
Yuba – 530-749-7820, David A. Brown
