(a) Each calendar year, every surplus line broker whose annual tax for the preceding calendar year was twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or more shall make monthly installment payments on account of the annual tax on business done during the current calendar year imposed by Section 1775.5.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may relieve a surplus line broker of his or her obligation to make monthly payments if the broker establishes to the satisfaction of the commissioner that either the broker has ceased to transact business in this state, or his or her annual tax for the current year will be less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1775.1

  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28
  • Surplus line broker: means a person licensed under Section 1765 and authorized to do business under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760) of Part 2 of Division 1. See California Insurance Code 47

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 362, Sec. 4. (AB 2734) Effective January 1, 2015.)