California Code
Military and Veterans Code - MVC
DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES

CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts

ARTICLE 1 - Formation

Section 1170. - 1170. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise...

Section 1171. - 1171. A memorial district may be established, maintained, governed, supported,...

Section 1172. - 1172. No district shall include territory not wholly in the...

Section 1173. - 1173. By petition filed with the county clerk, registered electors...

Section 1174. - 1174. The petition shall be addressed to the board of...

Section 1175. - 1175. The petition may be filed in sections, each of...

Section 1176. - 1176. Within 30 days after the filing of the petition...

Section 1177. - 1177. If the petition and certificate is presented to the...

Section 1177.5. - 1177.5. The notice required in Section 1176 shall state the...

Section 1177.6. - 1177.6. At any time prior to the time fixed for...

Section 1178. - 1178. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of...

Section 1178.5. - 1178.5. Sample ballots shall be printed and mailed, together with...

Section 1179. - 1179. The special election shall be held upon a date...

Section 1180. - 1180. The special election shall be called, noticed, held, and...

Section 1180.1. - 1180.1. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 1180.2. - 1180.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members...

Section 1180.3. - 1180.3. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 1180.4. - 1180.4. The elections officials in charge of conducting the election...

Section 1181. - 1181. For the purposes of this chapter the board of...

Section 1182. - 1182. If a majority of the votes cast at the...

Section 1183. - 1183. Such certified copies when recorded shall, after sixty days...

Section 1185. - 1185. A district may be formed in the manner prescribed...

ARTICLE 2 - Management

Section 1190. - 1190. Every district shall be a public corporation, have perpetual...

Section 1190.5. - 1190.5. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter...

Section 1191. - 1191. (a) Every district may do all of the following:...

Section 1191.1. - 1191.1. (a) The Lindsay-Strathmore Memorial District may enter into a...

Section 1191.3. - 1191.3. When the district desires to sell real property that...

Section 1192. - 1192. Every district may: (a) Cause to be levied and...

Section 1192.1. - 1192.1. When a district is authorized to provide and maintain...

Section 1192.5. - 1192.5. A district may impose a special tax pursuant to...

Section 1193. - 1193. Every district may combine with the county in which...

Section 1194. - 1194. The powers of the district, except as otherwise expressly...

Section 1195. - 1195. The general district election shall be governed by the...

Section 1195.2. - 1195.2. If the board of directors of the district shall...

Section 1197. - 1197. The board shall consist of five members who shall...

Section 1198. - 1198. The board first elected in any district shall hold...

Section 1198.5. - 1198.5. (a) The secretary of every memorial district shall annually...

Section 1199. - 1199. The president shall sign all contracts on behalf of...

Section 1200. - 1200. The moneys in the several funds of the district...

Section 1201. - 1201. The county auditor shall also draw warrants against the...

Section 1202. - 1202. The board shall, annually, at least fifteen days before...

Section 1203. - 1203. The board of supervisors shall annually at the time...

Section 1204. - 1204. The board of supervisors shall in like manner and...

Section 1205. - 1205. The memorial district tax levied in any one year...

Section 1206. - 1206. Taxes shall be paid into the county treasury to...

Section 1207. - 1207. Taxes become delinquent at the time the county taxes...

Section 1208. - 1208. Boards of supervisors, governing bodies of incorporated cities and...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Claims

Section 1209. - 1209. All claims for money or damages against the district...

ARTICLE 3 - Bonds

Section 1210. - 1210. Bonds of a district may be issued, sold, and...

Section 1211. - 1211. The board may, and upon petition of eight per...

Section 1212. - 1212. The question may be submitted at a special bond...

Section 1213. - 1213. If the question whether bonds of the district are...

Section 1214. - 1214. If at such election two-thirds of the votes cast...

Section 1215. - 1215. Thereupon, the board of supervisors, by an order entered...

Section 1216. - 1216. The board of supervisors shall issue and sell the...

Section 1217. - 1217. If any officer whose signature, countersignature, or attestation appears...

Section 1218. - 1218. The board of supervisors at the time of making...

Section 1219. - 1219. Whenever the bonds of a district have been investigated...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Construction and Alteration of Halls, Buildings and Meeting Places

Section 1221. - 1221. No contract for the construction or alteration of any...

Section 1222. - 1222. No contract shall be let for the construction or...

Section 1223. - 1223. No contract for the construction or alteration of any...

Section 1224. - 1224. If the cost of construction or alteration under the...

ARTICLE 6 - Annexation

Section 1251. - 1251. The boundaries of any district organized or existing under...

Section 1252. - 1252. To qualify for annexation, new territory shall be contiguous...

Section 1253. - 1253. Proceedings may be commenced for the annexation of territory...

Section 1254. - 1254. The petition shall be addressed to the board of...

Section 1255. - 1255. Within 30 days after the filing of the petition...

Section 1256. - 1256. The notice required in Section 1255 shall state the...

Section 1257. - 1257. If, at the close of the hearing, the board...

Section 1258. - 1258. The declaration of the result and recordation of the...

Section 1259. - 1259. Territory forming a part of any existing district at...

CHAPTER 2 - County and City Buildings

Section 1260. - 1260. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise...

Section 1261. - 1261. Any political subdivision may lease any lot or building...

Section 1262. - 1262. Any county may provide, maintain, or provide and maintain...

Section 1262.1. - 1262.1. Not to exceed 50 percent of any funds accumulated...

Section 1263. - 1263. Any money which is made available by the State...

Section 1264. - 1264. The governing body maintaining any facilities constructed or maintained...

Section 1265. - 1265. The board of supervisors of any county may sell...

Section 1266. - 1266. (a) Whenever a city, county, or city and county...

CHAPTER 4 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Section 1300. - 1300. For the purposes of this chapter, “Vietnam Veterans Memorial”...

CHAPTER 5.5 - Vandalism of Veterans Memorials

Section 1318. - 1318. Every person who maliciously destroys, cuts, breaks, mutilates, effaces,...

CHAPTER 7 - California Mexican American Veterans Memorial Beautification and Enhancement

Section 1330. - 1330. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a...

Section 1331. - 1331. Members of the committee shall not receive any compensation....

Section 1332. - 1332. The committee may request staff support and facilities for...

Section 1333. - 1333. The committee shall be responsible for carrying out the...

Section 1334. - 1334. (a) The beautification and enhancement of an existing memorial...

Section 1335. - 1335. With respect to the design and construction of an...

Section 1335.5. - 1335.5. With respect to the design and construction of an...

Section 1336. - 1336. The design of the enhanced memorial shall be as...

Section 1338. - 1338. The committee shall notify the Governor and the Secretary...

CHAPTER 8 - California Mexican American Veterans Memorial Beautification and Enhancement Account

Section 1340. - 1340. The California Mexican American Veterans’ Memorial Beautification and Enhancement...

Section 1341. - 1341. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all...

CHAPTER 8.5 - National World War II Veterans Memorial Trust Fund

Section 1350. - 1350. There is hereby established the National World War II...

CHAPTER 8.6 - Veterans Memorial Registry

Section 1360. - 1360. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish a statewide...

Section 1361. - 1361. The Veterans Memorial Registry shall be made available on...

CHAPTER 8.7 - Veterans Appreciation Week

Section 1365. - 1365. In recognition of the efforts and sacrifices of veterans...

CHAPTER 9 - Northern California Veterans Cemetery

Section 1400. - 1400. (a) (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs, in voluntary...

Section 1401. - 1401. (a) For the purposes of Section 1400, the Shasta...

Section 1402. - 1402. (a) Proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of...

Section 1403. - 1403. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the...

CHAPTER 9.5 - Southern California Veterans Cemetery

Section 1410. - 1410. (a) (1) Pursuant to Section 1412, the department, in...

Section 1412. - 1412. (a) For the purposes of Section 1410, all local...

Section 1414. - 1414. (a) Proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of...

Section 1416. - 1416. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the...

Section 1418. - 1418. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this...

CHAPTER 10 - Central Coast Veterans Cemetery

Section 1450. - 1450. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

Section 1450.1. - 1450.1. (a) Pursuant to this chapter, the department, in voluntary...

Section 1450.2. - 1450.2. (a) The Secretary of the California Department of Veterans...

Section 1451. - 1451. (a) The California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at...

Section 1453. - 1453. (a) (1) The Controller, upon appropriation by the Legislature,...

Section 1454. - 1454. (a) The Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Master Development Fund...

Section 1455. - 1455. (a) Subsequent to the department’s submission of the State...

Section 1456. - 1456. (a) Proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of...

Section 1457. - 1457. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the...

CHAPTER 10.5 - State Veterans Cemeteries Fee Waiver

Section 1480. - 1480. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the fee for the...