California Code
DIVISION 1 - CITIES AND COUNTIES
PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES

CHAPTER 1 - General

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 50001. - 50001. “Local agency” as used in this division means county,...

Section 50002. - 50002. “Legislative body” as used in this division, means board...

ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Legislative Bodies

Section 50020. - 50020. When a statute requires a local agency to take...

Section 50022.1. - 50022.1. (a) “Code,” as used in this article, means any...

Section 50022.2. - 50022.2. Provided that all the procedures and requirements of this...

Section 50022.3. - 50022.3. After the first reading of the title of the...

Section 50022.4. - 50022.4. After the hearing, the legislative body may amend, adopt...

Section 50022.5. - 50022.5. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to...

Section 50022.6. - 50022.6. At least one copy of each primary code adopted...

Section 50022.7. - 50022.7. If at any time any code which any local...

Section 50022.8. - 50022.8. Copies of such codes in published form, duly certified...

Section 50022.9. - 50022.9. A city may enact ordinances which adopt by reference...

Section 50022.10. - 50022.10. A code adopted and fully published or adopted by...

Section 50023. - 50023. The legislative body of a local agency, directly or...

Section 50024. - 50024. The legislative bodies of local agencies may enter into...

Section 50025. - 50025. By resolution, a legislative body may withdraw from the...

Section 50026. - 50026. The legislative body of any local agency, chartered or...

Section 50026.5. - 50026.5. (a) The legislative body of any local agency, chartered...

Section 50027. - 50027. Any city, county, or city and county in the...

Section 50028. - 50028. (a) The legislative body of any county, city, or...

Section 50029. - 50029. The board of supervisors of the County of Orange...

Section 50030. - 50030. Any permit fee imposed by a city, including a...

Section 50031. - 50031. (a) A city, including a charter city, county, including...

Section 50032. - 50032. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 50033. - 50033. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) The...

ARTICLE 3 - Financial Affairs

Section 50050. - 50050. (a) For purposes of this article, “local agency” includes...

Section 50051. - 50051. The notice shall state the amount of money, the...

Section 50052. - 50052. Upon or prior to publication, a party of interest...

Section 50052.5. - 50052.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 50052, the treasurer may release to...

Section 50053. - 50053. When any such money becomes the property of a...

Section 50054. - 50054. Whenever any city or county or city and county...

Section 50055. - 50055. Any other provision of this article notwithstanding, any individual...

Section 50056. - 50056. The responsibilities of the treasurer as provided under this...

Section 50057. - 50057. For individual items in the amount of five thousand...

ARTICLE 3.1 - Habitat Maintenance Assessment Districts

Section 50060. - 50060. As used in this article: (a) “District” means a...

Section 50060.5. - 50060.5. (a) A local agency may, by ordinance or by...

Section 50061. - 50061. (a) The ordinance or resolution shall establish uniform assessment...

Section 50061.5. - 50061.5. (a) The legislative body of the local agency shall...

Section 50062. - 50062. (a) The assessment shall refer to the fiscal year...

Section 50062.5. - 50062.5. If a district established pursuant to this article levies...

Section 50063. - 50063. After approval of the report, either as filed or...

Section 50063.5. - 50063.5. (a) The legislative body may establish zones or areas...

Section 50064. - 50064. The clerk of the local agency shall cause notice...

Section 50066. - 50066. If the local agency is a city, it shall...

Section 50067. - 50067. (a) If no majority protest exists pursuant to Section...

Section 50067.5. - 50067.5. The legislative body may provide for the collection of...

Section 50068. - 50068. (a) The legislative body may, by resolution, determine and...

Section 50068.5. - 50068.5. The legislative body shall provide by resolution each year...

Section 50069. - 50069. Any resolution providing for the levy of assessments for...

Section 50069.5. - 50069.5. (a) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title...

Section 50070. - 50070. This article does not limit or prohibit the levy...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Voter-Approved Special Taxes

Section 50075. - 50075. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide...

Section 50075.1. - 50075.1. On or after January 1, 2001, any local special...

Section 50075.3. - 50075.3. The chief fiscal officer of the levying local agency...

Section 50075.5. - 50075.5. As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means...

Section 50076. - 50076. As used in this article, “special tax” shall not...

Section 50077. - 50077. (a) Except as provided in Section 7282 of the...

Section 50077.5. - 50077.5. (a) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title...

ARTICLE 3.6 - Fire Suppression Assessments

Section 50078. - 50078. Any local agency which provides fire suppression services directly...

Section 50078.1. - 50078.1. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 50078.2. - 50078.2. (a) The ordinance or resolution shall establish uniform schedules...

Section 50078.3. - 50078.3. Any ordinance or resolution adopted by a local agency...

Section 50078.4. - 50078.4. The legislative body of the local agency shall cause...

Section 50078.5. - 50078.5. (a) The legislative body may establish zones or areas...

Section 50078.6. - 50078.6. The clerk of the local agency shall cause the...

Section 50078.13. - 50078.13. The local agency shall pay the county for costs,...

Section 50078.16. - 50078.16. The legislative body may provide for the collection of...

Section 50078.17. - 50078.17. Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10...

Section 50078.19. - 50078.19. This article does not limit or prohibit the levy...

Section 50078.20. - 50078.20. Any fire protection district may specifically allocate a portion...

ARTICLE 3.8 - School Districts

Section 50079. - 50079. (a) Subject to Section 4 of Article XIII A...

Section 50079.1. - 50079.1. A community college district may impose a special tax...

Section 50079.2. - 50079.2. Notwithstanding any other law, when any school district in...

Section 50079.3. - 50079.3. Notwithstanding any other law, the Santa Barbara Unified School...

Section 50079.5. - 50079.5. This article shall not be construed to affect the...

Section 50079.6. - 50079.6. (a) In addition to those persons described in subparagraphs...

ARTICLE 4 - Officers and Employees

Section 50080. - 50080. When the legislative body of a local agency orders...

Section 50081. - 50081. (a) To the extent that funds have been made...

Section 50081.1. - 50081.1. The legislative body of a local agency may furnish...

Section 50081.2. - 50081.2. The legislative body of a local agency may furnish...

Section 50082. - 50082. The Legislature shall make available to the Commission on...

Section 50083. - 50083. No local agency or district shall require that its...

Section 50084. - 50084. Each local agency’s hiring practices and promotional practices shall...

Section 50084.5. - 50084.5. (a) (1) A local official, whether elected or appointed,...

Section 50085. - 50085. No local agency shall, as a part of its...

Section 50085.5. - 50085.5. (a) Every local agency shall provide to the Civil...

Section 50086. - 50086. No person who is summoned by a county sheriff,...

Section 50088. - 50088. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Civil service...

Section 50089. - 50089. (a) Any employee organization primarily comprised of peace officers,...

ARTICLE 5 - Books, Maps, and Other Documents

Section 50110. - 50110. The legislative body, and each office, officer, or employee...

Section 50111. - 50111. When a book, document, map, or record required to...

Section 50112. - 50112. When copied, the book, document, map, or record shall...

Section 50113. - 50113. The certified copy is prima facie evidence of the...

Section 50114. - 50114. The legislative body may make reasonable provision to pay...

Section 50115. - 50115. Unless another provision of law requires a longer retention...

ARTICLE 6 - Reimbursement for Use of Drainage Structures

Section 50140. - 50140. Whenever any statute, ordinance, or regulation requires that as...

Section 50141. - 50141. Whenever the legislative body of a local agency pursuant...

Section 50142. - 50142. The word “person” as used in this article in...

Section 50143. - 50143. When property is subject to a fee which has...

ARTICLE 9 - Abandoned Excavations

Section 50230. - 50230. As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means...

Section 50231. - 50231. The legislative body may declare by resolution as public...

Section 50232. - 50232. The resolution shall describe the property upon which the...

Section 50233. - 50233. Any number of parcels of private property may be...

Section 50234. - 50234. After passage of the resolution, the superintendent shall cause...

Section 50235. - 50235. The heading of the notices shall be “Notice to...

Section 50236. - 50236. The notice shall be substantially in the following form:...

Section 50237. - 50237. The notices shall be posted at least five days...

Section 50238. - 50238. At the time stated in the notices, the legislative...

Section 50239. - 50239. By motion or resolution at the conclusion of the...

Section 50240. - 50240. The decision of the legislative body is final. (Added...

Section 50241. - 50241. If objections have not been made or after the...

Section 50242. - 50242. The superintendent may enter upon private property to abate...

Section 50243. - 50243. Before the superintendent arrives, any property owner may abate...

Section 50244. - 50244. The superintendent shall keep an account of the cost...

Section 50245. - 50245. A copy of the report shall be posted for...

Section 50246. - 50246. At the time fixed for receiving and considering the...

Section 50247. - 50247. The cost of abatement upon each parcel of land...

Section 50248. - 50248. After confirmation of the report, a copy shall be...

Section 50249. - 50249. If the county assessor and the tax collector assess...

Section 50250. - 50250. The county auditor shall enter each assessment on the...

Section 50251. - 50251. The amount of the assessment shall be collected at...

Section 50252. - 50252. As an alternative method the county tax collector in...

Section 50253. - 50253. Laws relating to the levy, collection, and enforcement of...

Section 50254. - 50254. The superintendent may receive the amount due on the...

Section 50255. - 50255. The legislative body may order refunded all or part...

Section 50256. - 50256. If the legislative body finds that property damage was...

Section 50257. - 50257. Anything contained in this article to the contrary notwithstanding,...

ARTICLE 10 - Human Relations

Section 50260. - 50260. The purpose of this article is to promote the...

Section 50261. - 50261. It is hereby found that the promotion of positive...

Section 50262. - 50262. The governing body of any city or county may,...

Section 50263. - 50263. The governing body may assign personnel to the commission...

Section 50264. - 50264. It shall be the responsibility of the commission: (a)...

Section 50265. - 50265. A commission on human relations created under the provisions...

ARTICLE 11 - City Selection Committees

Section 50270. - 50270. In any county in which two or more cities...

Section 50270.5. - 50270.5. As used in this article, “clerk” means the clerk...

Section 50271. - 50271. (a) When the mayor is unable to attend a...

Section 50272. - 50272. Representatives of a majority of the number of cities...

Section 50273. - 50273. In order to provide for initial organization of a...

Section 50274. - 50274. (a) At the first organizational meeting of a city...

Section 50275. - 50275. In order to carry out the provisions and purposes...

Section 50276. - 50276. The clerk of each county shall act as the...

Section 50277. - 50277. A city selection committee shall conduct regular meetings at...

Section 50278. - 50278. At least two weeks prior to the date of...

Section 50279. - 50279. Members of a city selection committee shall serve without...

Section 50279.2. - 50279.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, in any...

ARTICLE 12 - Historical Property Contracts

Section 50280. - 50280. Upon the application of an owner or the agent...

Section 50280.1. - 50280.1. “Qualified historical property” for purposes of this article, means...

Section 50281. - 50281. Any contract entered into under this article shall contain...

Section 50281.1. - 50281.1. The legislative body entering into a contract described in...

Section 50282. - 50282. (a) Each contract shall provide that on the anniversary...

Section 50284. - 50284. If the legislative body determines that the owner has...

Section 50285. - 50285. No contract shall be canceled under Section 50284 until...

Section 50286. - 50286. (a) If a contract is canceled under Section 50284,...

Section 50287. - 50287. As an alternative to cancellation of the contract for...

Section 50288. - 50288. In the event that property subject to contract under...

Section 50289. - 50289. In the event that property restricted by a contract...

Section 50290. - 50290. Local agencies and owners of qualified historical properties may...

CHAPTER 2 - Public Property

ARTICLE 1 - Extraterritorial Property

Section 50300. - 50300. The Legislature declares that there are communities in the...

Section 50301. - 50301. (a) This article applies to local agencies governed under...

Section 50302. - 50302. This article is not applicable to the sale or...

Section 50303. - 50303. A local agency shall not receive any charge in...

Section 50304. - 50304. The economic utility of the property to the user...

Section 50305. - 50305. In selling or leasing its real property, a local...

Section 50306. - 50306. Upon a finding that the public interest will be...

Section 50307. - 50307. It is against public policy to permit a person...

Section 50308. - 50308. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Sections 50300 to...

ARTICLE 2 - Grants of Property

Section 50330. - 50330. Whether governed under general laws or charter, a local...

Section 50330.4. - 50330.4. For the purposes of Section 50330, a local agency...

Section 50331. - 50331. A local agency may acquire and hold land within...

Section 50332. - 50332. By a four-fifths vote of its legislative body, a...

Section 50333. - 50333. Whether governed under general laws or charter, a local...

Section 50334. - 50334. Whether governed under general laws or charter, a local...

Section 50335. - 50335. The legislative body of a local agency may convey...

ARTICLE 3 - Issuance of Bonds for the Acquisition of Property

Section 50360. - 50360. The legislative body of a local agency may convey...

Section 50361. - 50361. Whenever the legislative body determines that it is desirable...

Section 50362. - 50362. By a four-fifths vote, the legislative body of a...

Section 50363. - 50363. Whenever the legislative body determines that it is desirable...

Section 50364. - 50364. Except as modified in this article, Chapter 6, Division...

Section 50365. - 50365. Except as modified in this article, Article 1, Chapter...

Section 50366. - 50366. A local agency may exercise the right of eminent...

Section 50367. - 50367. The consent of the Legislature is given to the...

Section 50368. - 50368. Title shall be transferred by a deed signed by...

Section 50369. - 50369. The legislative body may insert in the deeds any...

ARTICLE 4 - Parks

Section 50401. - 50401. When land has been granted to a local agency...

Section 50402. - 50402. (a) A city, county, or city and county owning...

ARTICLE 6 - Airports

Section 50470. - 50470. Whether governed under general laws or charter, a local...

Section 50471. - 50471. All or any portion of land acquired by a...

Section 50472. - 50472. By the methods provided by law, a local agency...

Section 50473. - 50473. A local agency may levy taxes to raise funds...

Section 50474. - 50474. In connection with the erection, improvement, expansion, or maintenance...

Section 50474.1. - 50474.1. (a) An airport operated by a city and county...

Section 50474.21. - 50474.21. (a) For purposes of this article, “customer facility charge”...

Section 50474.21. - 50474.21. (a) For purposes of this article, “customer facility charge”...

Section 50474.22. - 50474.22. (a) For purposes of this section, “customer facility charge”...

Section 50474.3. - 50474.3. (a) A customer facility charge may be collected by...

Section 50474.3. - 50474.3. (a) A customer facility charge may be collected by...

Section 50474.5. - 50474.5. Whenever a local agency rents or leases hangar space...

Section 50475. - 50475. A local agency operating or maintaining an airport may...

Section 50476. - 50476. The legislative body may acquire or construct hangars, structures,...

Section 50477. - 50477. The contracts, leases, licenses, concessions, or privileges shall be...

Section 50478. - 50478. A local agency may lease or sublease property owned,...

Section 50479. - 50479. (a) On or before January 1, 2016, the airport...

ARTICLE 6.5 - Airport Approaches Zoning Law

Section 50485. - 50485. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 50485.1. - 50485.1. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise...

Section 50485.2. - 50485.2. It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers...

Section 50485.3. - 50485.3. In order to prevent the creation or establishment of...

Section 50485.4. - 50485.4. In the event that a city or county has...

Section 50485.5. - 50485.5. No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted, amended or...

Section 50485.6. - 50485.6. Prior to the initial zoning of any airport hazard...

Section 50485.7. - 50485.7. All airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall...

Section 50485.8. - 50485.8. No airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall...

Section 50485.9. - 50485.9. All airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall...

Section 50485.10. - 50485.10. Any airport zoning regulations shall provide that before any...

Section 50485.11. - 50485.11. Any person aggrieved or taxpayer affected by any decision...

Section 50485.12. - 50485.12. Each violation of this article or of any regulations,...

Section 50485.14. - 50485.14. Neither this article nor anything expressed in it is...

ARTICLE 7 - Leases

Section 50490. - 50490. Pursuant to this article, the legislative body of a...

Section 50491. - 50491. The legislative body shall lease the property upon receipt...

Section 50492. - 50492. The legislative body of the local agency or assessment...

Section 50493. - 50493. The petition shall be in general language and no...

Section 50494. - 50494. Upon receiving the petition, the legislative body may adopt...

Section 50495. - 50495. The resolution of intention shall also contain a notice...

Section 50496. - 50496. The clerk of the legislative body shall cause the...

Section 50497. - 50497. At the time fixed in the resolution of intention,...

Section 50498. - 50498. At any time not later than the hour set...

Section 50499. - 50499. At the time for hearing protests, the legislative body...

Section 50500. - 50500. The legislative body shall also pass upon the protests...

Section 50501. - 50501. At the time for hearing protests, evidence may be...

Section 50502. - 50502. The hearing may be continued from time to time...

Section 50503. - 50503. If no protests have been received by the legislative...

Section 50504. - 50504. If a majority of the owners of property assessed...

Section 50505. - 50505. Unless the power to proceed has ceased, at the...

Section 50506. - 50506. If the legislative body has denied the protests, or...

Section 50507. - 50507. In the resolution ordering the lease the legislative body...

Section 50508. - 50508. The time for receiving bids shall not be fixed...

Section 50509. - 50509. The legislative body shall cause a notice to be...

Section 50510. - 50510. The notice shall contain the terms of the petition...

Section 50511. - 50511. The notice shall be published once a week for...

Section 50512. - 50512. If the property is offered for lease at a...

Section 50513. - 50513. If the petition requires the making of improvements upon...

Section 50514. - 50514. The legislative body shall award the lease to the...

Section 50515. - 50515. After the bid has been accepted by the legislative...

Section 50516. - 50516. This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its...

ARTICLE 8 - Public Buildings

Section 50530. - 50530. As used in this article, “public square” means any...

Section 50531. - 50531. Pursuant to this article, after acquiring by purchase, condemnation,...

Section 50532. - 50532. The legislative body of the local agency in which...

Section 50533. - 50533. If the legislative body of the local agency in...

Section 50534. - 50534. A county and a retirement board created pursuant to...

Section 50535. - 50535. (a) (1) A public building that is owned by...

ARTICLE 9 - Sale of Improvements Financed by Special Assessments

Section 50550. - 50550. As used in this article, “improvements” means any or...

Section 50551. - 50551. Whenever the legislative body of a local agency determines...

Section 50552. - 50552. The legislative body shall adopt a resolution of intention,...

Section 50553. - 50553. The clerk of the legislative body shall cause the...

Section 50554. - 50554. At the time and place fixed in the resolution...

Section 50555. - 50555. At any time not later than the time set...

Section 50556. - 50556. At the time for hearing protests, the legislative body...

Section 50557. - 50557. If the legislative body determines to proceed, it shall...

Section 50558. - 50558. If the improvement is useful and necessary for the...

Section 50559. - 50559. The notice inviting sealed proposals shall contain a description...

Section 50560. - 50560. The notice shall be published at least once a...

Section 50561. - 50561. The legislative body shall sell the improvement to the...

Section 50562. - 50562. If the legislative body finds that the public interest...

Section 50563. - 50563. The proceeds of the sale of such improvement shall...

Section 50564. - 50564. This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its...

ARTICLE 10 - Surplus Real Property

Section 50568. - 50568. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

Section 50569. - 50569. On or before December 31 of each year, each...

Section 50570. - 50570. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 54222 and 54223, a...

Section 50572. - 50572. Property may be transferred under this article only after...

Section 50573. - 50573. Any person or family of low or moderate income,...

ARTICLE 11 - Property Within Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones

Section 50574. - 50574. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Open Space Maintenance Districts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 50575. - 50575. This chapter may be known and cited as the...

Section 50576. - 50576. The procedure established herein shall be additional or alternative...

Section 50577. - 50577. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,...

Section 50578. - 50578. “Clerk” means the clerk of the legislative body of...

Section 50579. - 50579. “Maintenance” means the performance of all acts and doing...

Section 50580. - 50580. “Open space” or “open area” means any space or...

Section 50581. - 50581. “Open space maintenance district” or “district” means any district...

Section 50582. - 50582. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a...

Section 50583. - 50583. In addition to matters specified elsewhere in this chapter,...

ARTICLE 2 - Formation of District

Section 50590. - 50590. Proceedings for the formation of an open space maintenance...

Section 50591. - 50591. Before the legislative body adopts an ordinance of intention...

Section 50592. - 50592. After the filing of the report, the clerk shall...

Section 50593. - 50593. If the legislative body determines that the public interest...

Section 50594. - 50594. The proposed assessment district may be described in the...

Section 50596. - 50596. The legislative body in its discretion may, in the...

Section 50597. - 50597. The ordinance of intention shall be published as provided...

Section 50603. - 50603. At the hearing the legislative body may order changes...

Section 50604. - 50604. If the boundaries are changed, objections or protests made...

Section 50605. - 50605. Except in the case of a majority protest, the...

Section 50606. - 50606. If the legislative body decides to proceed, it shall...

Section 50607. - 50607. Any objections or protests not made at the time...

ARTICLE 3 - Administrative Provisions

Section 50610. - 50610. The legislative body shall have complete charge, supervision and...

Section 50611. - 50611. The legislative body may enter into such annual contracts...

Section 50612. - 50612. The legislative body may levy an annual ad valorem...

Section 50613. - 50613. The proceeds of the annual special assessments shall be...

Section 50614. - 50614. If for any reason there shall be a deficiency...

Section 50615. - 50615. Any unexpended balance remaining in the special fund for...

ARTICLE 4 - Annexations, Additions and Withdrawals

Section 50620. - 50620. The boundaries of any district may be altered, and...

Section 50621. - 50621. The legislative body shall direct the clerk to give...

Section 50622. - 50622. The legislative body shall also direct the clerk to...

Section 50623. - 50623. At the time fixed for the hearing or to...

Section 50624. - 50624. If, after the formation of a district, the addition...

Section 50626. - 50626. Any portion of any district which will not be...

Section 50627. - 50627. Any person interested may appear at the hearing and...

Section 50628. - 50628. This chapter shall be liberally construed in order to...

CHAPTER 3 - Bonds

ARTICLE 2 - Registration of Bonds

Section 50630. - 50630. When a bond or interest coupon payable from funds...

Section 50631. - 50631. Upon receipt of the first money in the treasury...

Section 50632. - 50632. If the registered bonds and coupons are not presented...

Section 50633. - 50633. Upon the direction of the legislative body, the treasurer,...

ARTICLE 3 - Negotiability

Section 50660. - 50660. As used in this article, “local agency” includes any...

Section 50661. - 50661. As used in this article, “bond” means revenue bond...

Section 50662. - 50662. When a local agency is authorized by charter to...

Section 50663. - 50663. In issuing the bonds, the local agency may provide:...

ARTICLE 4 - Limited Obligation Bonds

Section 50665.1. - 50665.1. As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means...

Section 50665.2. - 50665.2. Limited obligation bonds may be issued for the acquisition,...

Section 50665.3. - 50665.3. In determining the amount of bonds to be issued,...

Section 50665.4. - 50665.4. Proceedings are initiated when the legislative body passes an...

Section 50665.5. - 50665.5. For all local agencies, the initiating resolution shall recite...

Section 50665.6. - 50665.6. The initiating resolution shall be published once in a...

Section 50665.7. - 50665.7. The bonds and the resolution providing for their issuance...

Section 50665.8. - 50665.8. The proposition for incurring a bonded debt shall be...

Section 50665.9. - 50665.9. A proposition to be submitted to the voters of...

Section 50665.10. - 50665.10. Except as otherwise provided in the initiating resolution, any...

Section 50665.11. - 50665.11. When two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are...

Section 50665.12. - 50665.12. If two-thirds of the voters voting on a proposition...

Section 50665.13. - 50665.13. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or...

Section 50665.14. - 50665.14. The bonds are special obligations of the local agency...

Section 50666. - 50666. By resolution, the legislative body may pledge, place a...

Section 50666.1. - 50666.1. The payment of interest on and principal of the...

Section 50666.2. - 50666.2. The revenues and any interest earned on the revenues...

Section 50666.3. - 50666.3. So long as any bonds or interest thereon are...

Section 50666.4. - 50666.4. If the interest and principal of the bonds and...

Section 50666.5. - 50666.5. Bonds of the same issue shall be equally secured...

Section 50666.6. - 50666.6. The general fund of a local agency is not...

Section 50666.7. - 50666.7. The general credit or taxing power of the local...

Section 50666.8. - 50666.8. The holder of the bonds shall not compel the...

Section 50666.9. - 50666.9. The principal of, and interest on, the bonds and...

Section 50667. - 50667. Every bond shall recite in substance that the principal...

Section 50667.1. - 50667.1. The bonds and, any interest on, or income from,...

Section 50667.2. - 50667.2. In the resolution authorizing the bonds, the legislative body...

Section 50667.3. - 50667.3. The legislative body may provide limitations on: (a) The...

Section 50667.4. - 50667.4. The legislative body may provide for events of default...

Section 50667.5. - 50667.5. The legislative body may provide for the rights, liabilities,...

Section 50667.6. - 50667.6. The legislative body may provide for the vesting in...

Section 50667.7. - 50667.7. The legislative body may provide for the terms upon...

Section 50667.8. - 50667.8. The legislative body may provide in the resolution authorizing...

Section 50667.9. - 50667.9. Any resolution containing a procedure specified in Section 50667.8...

Section 50668. - 50668. The resolution shall specifically state the effect of amendment...

Section 50668.1. - 50668.1. The legislative body may provide for any other acts...

Section 50668.2. - 50668.2. The local agency shall pay or cause to be...

Section 50668.3. - 50668.3. A separate, distinct, and special fund shall be created...

Section 50668.4. - 50668.4. All pledged revenue shall be deposited in the special...

Section 50668.5. - 50668.5. The local agency shall preserve and protect the security...

Section 50668.6. - 50668.6. In order to fully preserve and protect the priority...

Section 50668.7. - 50668.7. The local agency shall hold in trust the revenues...

Section 50668.8. - 50668.8. The local agency may invest funds held in reserve,...

Section 50668.9. - 50668.9. The local agency shall keep proper books of record...

Section 50669. - 50669. At all times, the books shall be subject to...

Section 50669.1. - 50669.1. The local agency shall cause to be published a...

Section 50669.2. - 50669.2. The statement shall be published annually, not more than...

Section 50669.3. - 50669.3. In the resolution authorizing the bonds, the local agency...

Section 50669.4. - 50669.4. The duties set forth in this article do not...

Section 50669.5. - 50669.5. A fiscal or paying agent may be appointed as...

Section 50669.6. - 50669.6. A validating proceeding may be conducted as now, or...

Section 50669.7. - 50669.7. Bondholders shall have the remedies as now, or hereafter,...

Section 50669.8. - 50669.8. The bonds may be refunded in the manner now,...

Section 50670. - 50670. All bonds issued in pursuance of the provisions of...

Section 50670.1. - 50670.1. Any action, suit, or proceeding of any kind or...

Section 50670.3. - 50670.3. This article provides an alternative authority and procedure for...

Section 50670.4. - 50670.4. This article and all of its provisions shall be...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Revenue Bonds for Public Improvements

ARTICLE 1 - Authority

Section 50701. - 50701. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the board...

Section 50702. - 50702. Each separate improvement shall be designated as a “project.”...

Section 50703. - 50703. If in the opinion of the board, it is...

Section 50704. - 50704. If the report is approved by the board, the...

Section 50705. - 50705. The board has full charge of the acquisition, construction...

Section 50706. - 50706. The board may institute any proceedings and acquire all...

Section 50706.5. - 50706.5. It is unlawful to split or separate into smaller...

Section 50707. - 50707. Title to all property acquired under this chapter and...

Section 50708. - 50708. So long as any bonds issued are outstanding and...

Section 50709. - 50709. The board may only use for the payment of...

Section 50710. - 50710. The board may insure against any accident to or...

Section 50711. - 50711. The board may insure against loss of revenue from...

Section 50712. - 50712. The board may insure against public liability or property...

Section 50713. - 50713. This chapter provides an alternative procedure to that otherwise...

ARTICLE 2 - Revenue Bonds

Section 50715. - 50715. The board shall issue revenue bonds in the name...

Section 50716. - 50716. The board shall determine the time, form and manner...

Section 50717. - 50717. The board may enter into indentures providing for the...

Section 50718. - 50718. An indenture pursuant to which bonds are issued may...

Section 50719. - 50719. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50720. - 50720. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50721. - 50721. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50722. - 50722. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50723. - 50723. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50724. - 50724. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50725. - 50725. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50726. - 50726. An indenture may include a clause relating to the...

Section 50727. - 50727. An indenture may include a clause limiting the power...

Section 50728. - 50728. An indenture may include a clause limiting the power...

Section 50729. - 50729. An indenture may include a clause requiring, specifying or...

Section 50730. - 50730. An indenture may include a clause providing the events...

Section 50731. - 50731. An indenture may include a clause designating the rights,...

Section 50732. - 50732. An indenture may include a clause prescribing a procedure...

Section 50733. - 50733. The indenture may include a clause providing for such...

Section 50734. - 50734. The board may designate a bank or trust company,...

Section 50735. - 50735. The board shall fix and determine the conditions upon...

Section 50736. - 50736. The board may issue bonds in series or may...

Section 50737. - 50737. Bonds may be issued as coupon bonds or as...

Section 50738. - 50738. Bonds shall bear interest at a rate of not...

Section 50739. - 50739. Bonds may be callable upon such terms, conditions, and...

Section 50740. - 50740. The board may provide for the payment of the...

Section 50741. - 50741. The board may provide for the execution and authentication...

Section 50742. - 50742. Bonds shall bear dates prescribed by the board. Bonds...

Section 50743. - 50743. The board may fix terms and conditions for the...

Section 50744. - 50744. The board may provide for the security of bonds....

Section 50745. - 50745. Interest on bonds may be paid out of the...

Section 50746. - 50746. The board may provide in the proceedings for the...

Section 50747. - 50747. Pending the actual issuance or delivery of revenue bonds,...

Section 50748. - 50748. All bonds, and the interest or income therefrom, are...

Section 50749. - 50749. The bonds issued under this chapter shall be subject...

Section 50750. - 50750. The board may provide for the issuance, sale, or...

Section 50751. - 50751. Funding or refunding bonds may be issued in a...

Section 50752. - 50752. All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter...

Section 50753. - 50753. An action to determine the validity of bonds may...

ARTICLE 3 - Rental Rates, Charges and Fees

Section 50760. - 50760. The board shall fix the rental rates, fees and...

Section 50761. - 50761. The board may lease concessions for a period of...

Section 50762. - 50762. Every contract entered into by the board for the...

ARTICLE 4 - Competitive Projects

Section 50765. - 50765. The board may include, in an indenture for the...

Section 50766. - 50766. The board may also include in an indenture for...

ARTICLE 5 - Rights of Bondholders

Section 50770. - 50770. The holder of any bond issued pursuant to this...

Section 50771. - 50771. While any revenue bonds issued by the board remain...

ARTICLE 6 - Contributions and Cooperation

Section 50786. - 50786. The board may accept contributions or appropriations from the...

Section 50787. - 50787. The board may enter into any contract, arrangement or...

Section 50788. - 50788. The board may cooperate and contract with the United...

Section 50789. - 50789. The board may authorize or direct any officer, employee...

Section 50790. - 50790. The board may provide for the construction, maintenance and...

ARTICLE 7 - Funds

Section 50793. - 50793. The proceeds from the sale of all bonds authorized...

Section 50794. - 50794. If any surplus shall exist in the construction fund...

Section 50795. - 50795. The board may provide for the payment of the...

Section 50796. - 50796. Moneys in the construction fund not required to meet...

Section 50797. - 50797. All revenues received from the operation of the project...

ARTICLE 8 - Definition and General Provisions

Section 50798. - 50798. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out...

Section 50798.1. - 50798.1. “Bonds” as used in this chapter means the written...

Section 50798.2. - 50798.2. “Revenue” as used in this chapter shall mean all...

Section 50798.3. - 50798.3. “Board” as used in this chapter means the board...

Section 50798.4. - 50798.4. This chapter shall not be operative in any local...

CHAPTER 4 - Police Officers Pension Fund and Firemen s Pension Fund

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 50800. - 50800. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general...

Section 50801. - 50801. “Board” means Board of Firemen’s Pension Fund Commissioners or...

Section 50802. - 50802. “Fund” means the Police Relief and Pension Fund or...

Section 50803. - 50803. “Department” means regularly constituted fire department or regularly constituted...

Section 50804. - 50804. “Member” means a person duly appointed or selected and...

Section 50805. - 50805. “Member” also means any person duly appointed or selected...

Section 50806. - 50806. Every local agency in which there is a police...

Section 50807. - 50807. Any fund, for the relief or pensioning of police...

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