Repayment of Money by City — Authority of Treasurer
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.1706
in effect§22.1706 Repayment of Money by City — Authority of Treasurer
That the Council hereby authorizes the City Treasurer to refund any money voluntarily paid to such city or to any department of said city where the money was voluntarily paid to such city, under a mistake of law or fact in such cases where the person who pays such money receives no consideration for his payment and to which money the City has no moral right, and which moneys in good conscience and equity and justice should be returned to such person making payment. In all such cases the person seeking such refund shall comply with the provision of the Charter as to the filing of claims or demands, and the City Manager or the head of the Department of the City to which such money was erroneously paid shall certify in writing that such payment was made under a mistake of law or fact and that the payor has received no consideration from the City for his payment to the City.
(Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S., contained in O–3911 N.S. adopted 11–3–1948.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division17.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/28/2026