Cal. GOV § 57116 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 57116
Section 57116
Status: in_force

In addition to any other requirements, any resolution of the commission ordering an incorporation subject to an election shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide for the election of the officers of the proposed city required to be elected, except as provided in Section 56724 and except as to officers designated as appointive, pursuant to Section 56723.

(b) Provide for the election on the question of whether members of the city council in future elections are to be elected by district, from district, or at large.

(c) If the petition so requests, state that the voters may express a preference as to whether or not the city shall operate under the city manager form of government, the ballot question being for or against the city manager form of government.

(d) If the petition so requests, state that the voters may express their preference between names for the new city.
Cal. GOV § 53398.6 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.9 / Article 1 / Section 53398.6
Section 53398.6
Status: in_force

Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the creation of a district or the adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, including a division of taxes thereunder, shall be commenced within 30 days after the enactment of the ordinance creating the district pursuant to Section 53398.21. Consistent with the time limitations of this section, such an action or proceeding with respect to a division of taxes under this chapter may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that Section 869 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall not apply.
Cal. GOV § 56050 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56050
Section 56050
Status: in_force

“Landowner-voter district” means a district whose principal act provides that owners of land within the district are entitled to vote upon the election of district officers, the incurring of bonded indebtedness, or any other district matter.
Cal. GOV § 51097 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 5 / Section 51097
Section 51097
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent or restrict the right or power of any county or city to acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease or otherwise any right or interest in real property for the purpose of preserving open space or for any other purpose under any other provisions of law.
Cal. GOV § 56103 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 56103
Section 56103
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of any change of organization, reorganization, or sphere of influence determination completed pursuant to this division shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. GOV § 56652 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 56652
Section 56652
Status: in_force

Each application shall be in the form as the commission may prescribe and shall contain all of the following information:

(a) A petition or resolution of application initiating the proposal.

(b) A statement of the nature of each proposal.

(c) A map and description, acceptable to the executive officer, of the boundaries of the affected territory for each proposed change of organization or reorganization.

(d) Any data and information as may be required by any regulation of the commission.

(e) Any additional data and information, as may be required by the executive officer, pertaining to any of the matters or factors which may be considered by the commission.

(f) The names of the officers or persons, not to exceed three in number, who are to be furnished with copies of the report by the executive officer and who are to be given mailed notice of the hearing.
Cal. GOV § 56013 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56013
Section 56013
Status: in_force

“Affected district” means any special district, as defined by Section 56036, that contains or would contain, or whose sphere of influence contains or would contain, any territory for which a change of organization is proposed or ordered either singularly or as part of a reorganization.
Cal. GOV § 53369.6 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.6 / Article 1 / Section 53369.6
Section 53369.6
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the establishment of a district should not ordinarily lead to the removal of existing functional, habitable, and safe dwelling units. If, however, any dwelling units are proposed to be removed or destroyed in the course of private development or facilities construction within the area of the district, the legislative body shall do all of the following:

(a) Within four years of the removal or destruction, cause or require the construction or rehabilitation, for rental or sale to persons or families of low or moderate income, of an equal number of replacement dwelling units at affordable housing cost, as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code, or affordable rent, as defined in Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, within the territory of the district if the dwelling units removed were inhabited by persons or families of low or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) Within four years of the removal or destruction, cause or require the construction or rehabilitation, for rental or sale to persons of low or moderate income, a number of dwelling units which is at least one unit but not less than 20 percent of the total dwelling units removed at affordable housing cost, as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code, or affordable rent, as defined in Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, within the territory of the district if the dwelling units removed or destroyed were not inhabited by persons of low or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) In the case of dwelling units located on a former military base that are destroyed or removed in connection with a base reuse plan, replacement dwelling units required by subdivision (a) or (b) may be located anywhere within the territory of the former military base consistent with the base reuse plan, local general plan, and infrastructure financing plan, as applicable.

(d) Provide relocation assistance and make all the payments required by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, to persons displaced by any public or private development occurring within the territory of the district. This displacement shall be deemed to be the result of public action.

(e) Ensure that removal or destruction of any dwelling units occupied by persons or families of low or moderate income not take place unless and until there are suitable housing units, at comparable cost to the units from which the persons or families were displaced, available and ready for occupancy by the residents of the units at the time of their displacement. The housing units shall be suitable to the needs of these displaced persons or families and shall be decent, safe, sanitary, and otherwise standard dwellings.
Cal. GOV § 50401 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 50401
Section 50401
Status: in_force

When land has been granted to a local agency in trust or dedicated for park purposes, the construction of buildings on the land by private persons is not inconsistent with the grant or dedication if all of the following conditions exist:

(a) The buildings are constructed with the permission of the legislative body.

(b) The buildings are attractive and of early California architecture or a type of architecture approved by the legislative body.

(c) The buildings are used for public meetings or for meetings of historical and patriotic organizations, such as the Native Sons of the Golden West, the Native Daughters of the Golden West, and the Pioneer Society.
Cal. GOV § 53218 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.5 / Section 53218
Section 53218
Status: in_force

Any law prohibiting, restricting, or limiting the assignment of or order for wages or salary does not prohibit, restrict, or limit the powers conferred in this article nor the power of officers or employees to authorize and approve payment of trust contributions by wage and salary deductions.
Cal. GOV § 51040.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.3 / Section 51040.3
Section 51040.3
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Urban” means an area within the boundaries of an urbanized area, as that term is used by the United States Census Bureau, that includes at least 250,000 people.

(b) “Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone” means an area within a county or a city and county that is comprised of individual properties designated as urban agriculture preserves by the county or the city and county for farming purposes.

(c) “Agricultural use” means farming in all its branches including, but not limited to, the cultivation and tillage of the soil, the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural products, the raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, dairy-producing animals, and poultry, agricultural education, the sale of produce through field retail stands or farms stands as defined by Article 5 (commencing with Section 47030) of Chapter 10.5 of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and any practices performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. For purposes of this chapter, the term “agricultural use” does not include timber production.
Cal. GOV § 53398.75.7 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.99 / Article 3 / Section 53398.75.7
Section 53398.75.7
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act, or NIFTI-2.

(b) (1) At any time before or after the adoption of the infrastructure financing plan, a city, county, or city and county may adopt a resolution to allocate tax revenues of that entity to the district, including revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), if all of the following apply:

(A) The area to be financed with funds received pursuant to this section is within one-half mile of a major transit stop, as defined in Section 21064.3 of the Public Resources Code.

(B) The infrastructure financing plan requires that at least 40 percent of the total funds received by the district pursuant to this section be used for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of housing, including the costs of predevelopment and land acquisition, for households with incomes below 60 percent of area median income for rent or purchase. Predevelopment costs include, but are not limited to, site control, engineering studies, architectural plans, application fees, legal services, permits, bonding, and site preparation.

(C) The infrastructure financing plan requires that 50 percent of the housing funds are used to develop housing affordable to and occupied by households with incomes below 60 percent and greater than 30 percent of area median income, and 50 percent of the housing funds are used for either housing affordable to and occupied by households with incomes below 30 percent of area median income or permanent supportive housing to help homeless persons get off the street.

(D) The infrastructure financing plan gives first priority for occupancy of housing funded through this plan to income-qualified households displaced from the district through no fault of their own, and secondary priority for occupancy of housing funded through this program is given to households with a member or members employed within two miles of the district.

(E) The infrastructure financing plan requires that at least 10 percent of the total funds received by the district pursuant to this section be used for investments in the capital costs of parks, urban forestry, or permanent greening improvements along boulevards, streets, or other public areas within a district, or active transportation capital projects that qualify under the Active Transportation Program (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2380) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code), including pedestrian or bicycle facilities or supportive infrastructure, including connectivity to transit stations.

(F) The boundaries of the enhanced infrastructure financing district are coterminous with the city or county that established the district.

(G) The use of the revenues derived from the local sales and use taxes imposed under the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) pursuant to the infrastructure financing plan is consistent with the purposes for which that tax is imposed.

(H) If the infrastructure financing plan proposes to allocate tax revenues of that entity to the district that are derived from the local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), the city, county, or city and county has received the consent of any impacted transportation agency that receives tax revenues derived from that any tax adopted pursuant to that law, and has ensured that existing or planned transportation operations and capital projects will not be negatively impacted.

(2) This section does not authorize a city, county, or city and county to allocate all, or a portion of any sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), that was approved by the voters for a special purpose not related to the purposes in paragraph (1).

(c) The remaining funds may be used for any of the following:

(1) Multifamily affordable housing projects or mixed-use projects with affordable multifamily housing and ground floor commercial uses that support infill and compact development.

(2) Transit capital projects, including transit stations and programs supporting transit ridership, including waterborne transit.

(3) Transit-oriented development projects, including affordable housing and infrastructure at or near transit stations or connecting those developments to transit stations.

(4) Capital projects that implement local complete streets programs.

(5) Parking, including detached and decoupled parking structures that provide parking for residents, businesses, or visitors in lieu of onsite parking for proposed developments. These parking structures should provide no more than one space for each residential unit. The ground floors in these parking structures should provide space for pedestrian-oriented commercial or public uses. Revenues from parking may be used to implement transportation demand management programs to reduce automobile trips to and from the district.

(6) Other projects or programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other criteria air pollutants by reducing automobile trips and vehicle miles traveled within a community.

(d) The infrastructure financing plan shall ensure that the requirements of this section are met every 10 years.

(e) (1) Sections 53398.66 and 53398.67 shall not apply to the adoption of an enhanced infrastructure financing plan that includes the allocation of tax revenues pursuant to this section.

(2) (A) The public financing authority shall consider adoption of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan at three public hearings that shall take place at least 30 days apart.

(B) At the first public hearing, the public financing authority shall hear all written and oral comments, but take no action.

(C) At the second public hearing, the public financing authority shall consider any additional written and oral comments and take action to modify or reject the enhanced infrastructure financing plan. If the enhanced infrastructure financing plan is not rejected at the second public hearing, then the public financing authority shall conduct a protest proceeding at the third public hearing to consider whether the landowners and residents within the enhanced infrastructure financing plan area wish to present oral or written protests against the adoption of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan.

(3) The draft enhanced infrastructure financing plan shall be made available to the public and to each landowner within the area at a meeting held at least 30 days prior to the notice given for the first public hearing. The purposes of the meeting shall be to allow the staff of the public financing authority to present the draft enhanced infrastructure financing plan, answer questions about the enhanced infrastructure financing plan, and consider comments about the enhanced infrastructure financing plan.

(4) (A) Notice of the meeting required by paragraph (3) and the public hearings required by this paragraph shall be given in accordance with paragraph (11). The notice shall do all of the following, as applicable:

(i) Describe specifically the boundaries of the proposed area.

(ii) Describe the purpose of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan.

(iii) State the day, hour, and place when and where any and all persons having any comments on the proposed enhanced infrastructure financing plan may appear to provide written or oral comments to the enhanced infrastructure financing district.

(iv) Notice of the second public hearing shall include a summary of the changes made to the enhanced infrastructure financing plan as a result of the oral and written testimony received at or before the public hearing and shall identify a location accessible to the public where the enhanced infrastructure financing plan proposed to be presented and adopted at the second public hearing can be reviewed.

(v) Notice of the third public hearing to consider any written or oral protests shall contain a copy of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan adopted pursuant to paragraph (2), and shall inform the landowner and resident of his or her right to submit an oral or written protest before the close of the public hearing. The protest may state that the landowner or resident objects to the public financing authority taking action to implement the enhanced infrastructure financing plan.

(B) At the third public hearing, the public financing authority shall consider all written and oral protests received prior to the close of the public hearing and shall terminate the proceedings or adopt the enhanced infrastructure financing plan subject to confirmation by the voters at an election called for that purpose. The public financing authority shall terminate the proceedings if there is a majority protest. A majority protest exists if protests have been filed representing over 50 percent of the combined number of landowners and residents in the area who are at least 18 years of age. An election shall be called if between 25 percent and 50 percent of the combined number of landowners and residents in the area who are at least 18 years of age file a protest.

(5) An election required pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) shall be held within 90 days of the public hearing and may be held by mail-in ballot. The public financing authority shall adopt, at a duly noticed public hearing, procedures for this election.

(6) If a majority of the landowners and residents vote against the enhanced infrastructure financing plan, then the public financing authority shall not take any further action to implement the proposed enhanced infrastructure financing plan. The public financing authority shall not propose a new or revised enhanced infrastructure financing plan to the affected landowners and residents for at least one year following the date of an election in which the enhanced infrastructure financing plan was rejected.

(7) At the hour set in the notice required by paragraph (2), the public financing authority shall consider all written and oral comments.

(8) If less than 25 percent of the combined number of landowners and residents in the area who are at least 18 years of age file a protest, the public financing authority may adopt the enhanced infrastructure financing plan at the conclusion of the third public hearing by ordinance. The ordinance adopting the enhanced infrastructure financing plan shall be subject to referendum as prescribed by law.

(9) For the purposes of this chapter, the enhanced infrastructure financing plan shall be the enhanced infrastructure financing plan adopted pursuant to this section.

(10) The public financing authority shall consider and adopt an amendment or amendments to an enhanced infrastructure financing plan in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(11) The public financing authority shall post notice of each meeting or public hearing required by this section in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the enhanced infrastructure financing district’s Internet Web site and shall mail a written notice of the meeting or public hearing to each landowner, each resident, and each taxing entity at least 10 days prior to the meeting or public hearing.

(A) Notice of the first public hearing shall also be published not less than once a week for four successive weeks prior to the first public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the area lies. The notice shall state that the district will be used to finance public facilities or development, briefly describe the public facilities or development, briefly describe the proposed financial arrangements, including the proposed commitment of incremental tax revenue, including revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), describe the boundaries of the proposed district, and state the day, hour, and place when and where any persons having any objections to the proposed infrastructure financing plan, or the regularity of any of the prior proceedings, may appear before the public financing authority and object to the adoption of the proposed plan by the public financing authority.

(B) Notice of the second public hearing shall also be published not less than 10 days prior to the second public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the area lies. The notice shall state that the district will be used to finance public facilities or development, briefly describe the public facilities or development, briefly describe the proposed financial arrangements, including the proposed commitment of incremental tax revenue, including revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), describe the boundaries of the proposed district, and state the day, hour, and place when and where any persons having any objections to the proposed infrastructure financing plan, or the regularity of any of the prior proceedings, may appear before the public financing authority and object to the adoption of the proposed plan by the public financing authority.

(C) Notice of the third public hearing shall also be published not less than 10 days prior to the third public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the area lies. The notice shall state that the district will be used to finance public facilities or development, briefly describe the public facilities or development, briefly describe the proposed financial arrangements, including the proposed commitment of incremental tax revenue, including revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), describe the boundaries of the proposed district, and state the day, hour, and place when and where any persons having any objections to the proposed infrastructure financing plan, or the regularity of any of the prior proceedings, may appear before the public financing authority and object to the adoption of the proposed plan by the public financing authority.

(f) (1) The public financing authority shall review the enhanced infrastructure financing plan at least annually and make any amendments that are necessary and appropriate in accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraph (5) and shall require the preparation of an annual independent financial audit paid for from revenues of the enhanced infrastructure financing district.

(2) A public financing authority shall adopt an annual report on or before June 30 of each year after holding a public hearing. Written copies of the draft report shall be made available to the public 30 days prior to the public hearing. The public financing authority shall cause the draft report to be posted in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the enhanced infrastructure financing district’s Internet Web site and shall mail a written notice of the availability of the draft report on the Internet Web site to each owner of land and each resident within the area covered by the enhanced infrastructure financing plan and to each taxing entity that has adopted a resolution pursuant to Section 53398.68. The notice shall be mailed by first-class mail, but may be addressed to “occupant.”

(3) The annual report shall contain all of the following:

(A) A description of the projects undertaken in the fiscal year, including any rehabilitation of structures, and a comparison of the progress expected to be made on those projects compared to the actual progress.

(B) A chart comparing the actual revenues and expenses, including administrative costs, of the public financing authority to the budgeted revenues and expenses.

(C) The amount of tax increment revenues received.

(D) The amount of revenues expended for housing meeting the requirements of this section.

(E) An assessment of the status regarding completion of the enhanced infrastructure financing district’s projects.

(F) The amount of revenues expended to assist private businesses.

(4) If the public financing authority fails to provide the annual report required by paragraph (1), the public financing authority shall not spend any funds received pursuant to a resolution adopted pursuant to this section until the public financing authority has provided the report.

(5) Every 10 years, at the public hearing held pursuant to paragraph (2), the public financing authority shall conduct a protest proceeding to consider whether the landowners and residents within the enhanced infrastructure financing district wish to present oral or written protests against the enhanced infrastructure financing district. Notice of this protest proceeding shall be included in the written notice of the hearing on the annual report and shall inform the landowner and resident of his or her right to submit an oral or written protest before the close of the public hearing. The protest may state that the landowner or resident objects to the public financing authority taking action to implement the enhanced infrastructure financing plan on and after the date of the election described in paragraph (6). The public financing authority shall consider all written and oral protests received prior to the close of the public hearing.

(6) If there is a majority protest, the public financing authority shall not take any further action to implement the enhanced infrastructure financing plan on and after the date the existence of a majority protest is determined. If between 25 percent and 50 percent of the landowners and residents file protests, then the public financing authority shall call an election of the landowners and residents in the area covered by the enhanced infrastructure financing plan, and shall not initiate or authorize any new projects until the election is held. A majority protest exists if protests have been filed representing over 50 percent of the combined number of landowners and residents at least 18 years of age or older in the area.

(7) An election required pursuant to paragraph (6) shall be held within 90 days of the public hearing and may be held by mail-in ballot. The public financing authority shall adopt, at a duly noticed public hearing, procedures for holding this election.

(8) If a majority of the landowners and residents vote against the enhanced infrastructure financing plan, then the public financing authority shall not take any further action to implement the enhanced infrastructure financing plan on and after the date of the election held pursuant to paragraph (5). This subdivision shall not prevent the public financing authority from taking any and all actions and appropriating and expending funds, including, but not limited to, any and all payments on bonded or contractual indebtedness, to carry out and complete projects for which expenditures of any kind had been made prior to the date of the election.

(g) Notwithstanding Section 53398.52, revenues collected and allocated for the purposes of this section shall not be used for highway or highway interchange improvements.

(h) The district shall require, by recorded covenants or restrictions, that affordable housing units financed pursuant to this section remain permanently available at affordable housing costs to, and occupied by, very low income households, persons and families of low income, or persons and families of low or moderate income for the longest feasible time, but for not less than 55 years for rental units and 45 years for owner-occupied units.

(i) A legislative body shall not adopt an ordinance terminating an enhanced infrastructure financing district created pursuant to this section if the district has not complied with its affordable housing obligations.

(j) Notwithstanding Article 4 (commencing with Section 53398.77), bonds issued by a district pursuant to this section may be issued without voter approval.

(k) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 1720 of the Labor Code shall not apply to projects financed by the enhanced infrastructure financing district.
Cal. GOV § 53801 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 53801
Section 53801
Status: in_force

The board may issue certificates to the investing agency pursuant to this article to obtain funds to pay the cost of public buildings, secure the payment of certificates and interest thereon by pledging all or part of its revenues, rentals, and receipts, and provide for the security of the certificates and the rights of the holders thereof. The board may also obtain insurance against loss by fire or other hazards on public buildings, both during and after construction and obtain insurance against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever, for the protection of the certificate holders.
Cal. GOV § 51562 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 51562
Section 51562
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this article relating to compensation paid to the county for assessing and collecting taxes for a city the board of supervisors may, upon a finding of public interest, perform such assessment and collection services for a city without compensation from such city; provided, that, in a county having a population of 4,000,000 or more, the county shall perform such assessment and collection services for a city without compensation from such city; provided, further, that in any county in which all cities agree to use of the county assessment roll and agree to permit the county to perform such assessment and collection functions, the county shall perform such assessment and collection services for the cities without compensation from such cities.
Cal. GOV § 53557 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 53557
Section 53557
Status: in_force

Any proceeds of sale of any refunding bonds may be deposited in escrow or trust with any bank or trust company within or without the state, or both within and without the state, and shall be secured in accordance with the laws applicable to funds of the local agency and may (along with any other moneys available for that purpose similarly deposited) be invested or reinvested in federal securities.
Cal. GOV § 53329.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 53329.5
Section 53329.5
Status: in_force

(a) The owners of three-fourths of the area of lands taxed or liable to be taxed, or their agents (who shall declare under penalty of perjury that they are such owners or agents), shall not be required to present sealed proposals or bids when the legislative body calls for bids preparatory to letting a contract or contracts to do work financed pursuant to this chapter, but may, within 10 days after the publication of the notice of the award of the contract, elect to perform the work and enter into a written contract to do the whole work at prices not exceeding the prices specified in the bid of the bidder to whom the contract was awarded, and all work done under the contract shall be subject to any regulations as may be prescribed by the legislative body.

(b) If the owners elect not to perform the work and not to enter into a written contract for that work within 10 days of publication of the notice of the award of the contract, or to commence the work within 15 days after the date of the written contract entered into between the owners and the legislative body, and to continue that work with diligence to completion, as determined by the legislative body, a contract shall be entered into by the legislative body with the original bidder to whom the contract was awarded at the prices specified in his or her bid.

(c) If, in the opinion of the legislative body, the public interest will not be served by allowing the property owners to enter into a contract in accordance with subdivision (a), the legislative body may so provide in the resolution of intention adopted pursuant to Section 53321.
Cal. GOV § 53833 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 53833
Section 53833
Status: in_force

The legislative body of each local agency may include in its budget, separately stated, amounts of anticipated disbursement to meet the interest to be paid on any funds borrowed pursuant to this article.
Cal. GOV § 54701.12 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.3 / Article 2 / Section 54701.12
Section 54701.12
Status: in_force

A local agency shall require that contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction financed under this chapter shall provide equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to any characteristic listed or defined in Section 12926 or 12926.1. All contracts and subcontracts for construction financed under this chapter shall be let without discrimination as to any of those characteristics.
Cal. GOV § 54903.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 54903.1
Section 54903.1
Status: in_force

When a statement of the creation or change of boundaries of a school district and a map or plat thereof is required to be filed with the State Board of Equalization, the authority required to file the statement and map or plat shall, at the same time, file a copy of the statement and map or plat with the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the school district is located.
Cal. CIV § 1954.071 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1954.071
Section 1954.071
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Disaster” means an event or circumstance that results in a federal major disaster declaration approved by the President of the United States or a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code.

(2) “Lodging” means any of the following:

(A) A motel.

(B) A hotel.

(C) A property that meets either of the following conditions:

(i) If a local government had a registration, licensure, or similar requirement for short-term lodgings of 30 days or less on the date the disaster was declared or proclaimed, the property was in compliance with that requirement on that date.

(ii) If a local government did not have a registration, licensure, or similar requirement for short-term lodgings on the date the disaster was declared or proclaimed, the property met the definition of “short-term lodging,” as defined in Section 17568.8 of the Business and Professions Code, on that date.

(b) A guest residing in a lodging shall not be considered a person who hires pursuant to Section 1940, nor have their lodging constitute a new tenancy for the purposes of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure, until the guest has resided in the lodging for 270 days, if the guest is residing in the lodging as a result of a disaster that substantially damaged, destroyed, or otherwise made uninhabitable their prior housing.

(c) If, before or at the time of check-in for a stay that would result in the guest residing in a lodging for more than 30 consecutive days, the lodging believes that the guest is subject to subdivision (b), the lodging shall provide the following notice in physical or electronic written form, in at least 12-point type or substantially the same form:

“NOTICE FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA:

Under California law, if you are staying here because your home has been damaged, destroyed, or made uninhabitable because of a disaster, state law will not consider you a tenant unless you have stayed here for 270 consecutive days or more. If you have been displaced by a disaster and you stay here for more than 30 days but have not yet stayed here for 270 consecutive days, the lodging is not required to extend your reservation but must give you 72 hours notice before requiring you to leave, subject to certain conditions.

You are being provided with this notice because the operator of this establishment believes you are staying here because you were displaced by a disaster and thus that, if you stay beyond 30 days, the above-described rules will apply to your stay until your stay lasts for 270 days or more.”

(d) (1) After providing the notice described in subdivision (c), the lodging shall provide the guest with a confirmation form with the option to physically or electronically check one of the following statements:

(A) “I have read the provided notice and confirm that I am checking into this lodging or extending my stay because my home has been substantially damaged, destroyed, or made uninhabitable by a disaster and acknowledge that I will not be considered a tenant unless I have stayed here for 270 consecutive days.”

(B) “I have read the provided notice and confirm that I am not checking into this lodging or extending my stay because my home has been substantially damaged, destroyed, or made uninhabitable by a disaster and acknowledge this does not apply to me.”

(2) If a guest fails or refuses to select either of the statements specified in paragraph (1), the lodging may rely on other reasonable information to determine that a guest is subject to subdivision (b).

(3) If a guest fails or refuses to select either of the statements specified in paragraph (1), the lodging may limit the duration of stay or refuse to provide the guest accommodations.

(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if a guest who is subject to subdivision (b) has resided in a lodging for more than 30 days, the lodging operator shall provide a written notice to the guest at least 72 hours before requiring the guest to vacate the lodging.

(2) A lodging shall not be required to provide a guest who is subject to subdivision (b) the notice described in paragraph (1) prior to requiring the guest to vacate the lodging if any of the following apply:

(A) The guest fails at any time to pay when due all room charges, fees, expenses, and other amounts owing.

(B) The guest interferes with the quiet enjoyment of other guests at the lodging.

(C) The lodging has reasonable grounds to believe that the guest has damaged, is damaging, or will damage any lodging or other property.

(D) The lodging has reasonable grounds to believe that the guest poses a risk of harm to other guests, employees, or others lawfully on the lodging property.

(f) This section does not apply to a guest residing in a lodging for a reason other than a disaster substantially damaging, destroying, or otherwise making uninhabitable their prior housing.

(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. GOV § 50842 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 50842
Section 50842
Status: in_force

The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings.
Cal. GOV § 50966 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 4 / Section 50966
Section 50966
Status: in_force

An employee organization, recognized under the provisions of appropriate authority, may request the governing body of the department to ask the board for a quotation of the approximate contribution to the award system that would be required of the department for participation in the award system, and if the employee organization is willing to pay for the cost of that quotation, the department shall make the request. The board shall furnish copies of the quotation to both the department and the employee organization.
Cal. GOV § 56831 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 56831
Section 56831
Status: in_force

The hearing shall be held by the commission on the date and at the time and place specified in the notice. After the conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall adopt a resolution doing either of the following:

(a) Disapproving the proposal of reorganization.

(b) Ordering the proposal referred to a reorganization committee for study, report, and recommendation.
Cal. GOV § 51944 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 51944
Section 51944
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in the charter, reorganization does not affect any debts, demands, liabilities, or obligations of any kind existing in favor of or against the cities and the county, at the time of reorganization. Reorganization does not affect any pending action or proceeding involving any such debt, demand, liability, or obligation or any action or proceeding brought by or against any city or the county prior to reorganization. All such proceedings shall be continued and concluded, by final judgment or otherwise, as if reorganization had not been effected. All such rights or liabilities become the rights and liabilities of the city-county; provided, however, that the charter may provide for certain debts, demands, liabilities or obligations which are payable by assessments or ad valorem taxes on properties within a district or area (such as within a former district or city) to remain payable from such assessments or ad valorem taxes within such a district or area as though reorganization had not occurred.
Cal. GOV § 56801 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 56801
Section 56801
Status: in_force

(a) For any proposal that includes an incorporation, the executive officer shall, at the request of an interested party, which request is submitted pursuant to subdivision (b), and prior to issuing his or her report and recommendation pursuant to Section 56665, request the Controller to review the comprehensive fiscal analysis prepared pursuant to Section 56800. The request by an interested party shall specify in writing any element of the comprehensive fiscal analysis that the Controller is requested to review and the reasons the Controller is requested to review each element.

(b) The commission may adopt written procedures for the acceptance, referral, and payment for a request for the Controller’s review, which shall include setting a time period during which an interested party is permitted to submit a request pursuant to subdivision (a). The time period for accepting a request shall not be less than 30 days following notice given in the same manner as specified in Section 56153.

(c) Within 45 days of receiving the analysis, the Controller shall issue a report to the executive officer regarding the accuracy and reliability of the information, methodologies, and documentation used in the analysis. The times within which the executive officer or commission is required to act pursuant to this chapter shall be tolled for the time required by the Controller for completion of the report. The executive officer shall include the results of the Controller’s report into his or her own report and recommendation issued pursuant to Section 56665.

(d) Notwithstanding Sections 56378 and 56386, the Controller may charge the commission for the actual costs incurred pursuant to this section. The commission may recover these costs by charging the person who requested the Controller’s review.
Cal. GOV § 53507.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4.5 / Section 53507.5
Section 53507.5
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative body may, by resolution, provide for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this article.

(b) The resolution shall state that the bonds are being issued pursuant to this article.
Cal. GOV § 50753 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 50753
Section 50753
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. GOV § 57531 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 57531
Section 57531
Status: in_force

Where any bonds, including revenue bonds, contracts, or other obligations of the merged district are outstanding upon the effective date of merger, the city succeeds to all of the rights and liabilities of the merged district under any ordinance, resolution, indenture, contract, or other obligation or providing for or authorizing the issuance of any bonds, contracts, or other obligations and may sue and be sued upon those rights and liabilities in the same manner and to the same extent as the merged district.
Cal. GOV § 55002 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 55002
Section 55002
Status: in_force

Under the terms prescribed by its legislative body, a local agency may permit another local agency to construct and maintain conduits in, across, or along its streets and other public places pursuant to this chapter and not otherwise.
Cal. CIV § 1954.09 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1954.09
Section 1954.09
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1954.091, shelter program participants shall not have their continued occupancy in a motel, hotel, or shelter program constitute a new tenancy and shall not be considered persons who hire pursuant to Section 1940 for the purposes of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the shelter program meets all of the following requirements:

(1) The shelter program adheres to the core components of Housing First, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8255 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) The shelter program establishes, adopts, and clearly documents rules governing how and for what reasons a shelter program participant’s enrollment may be terminated and the shelter program operator discloses the termination policy to program participants in writing, in plain language, at the commencement of their occupancy.

(A) Permissible reasons for termination shall include sexual assault, verbally or physically threatening behaviors that rise to the level of a “direct threat” to persons or property as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 12179 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, physical violence to staff, hotel guests, or other program participants, direct observation of participant engaging in illegal activity onsite, or time limits established by the shelter program.

(B) Terminations for reasons not stated in subparagraph (A) and any operational policies negotiated prior to the commencement of the shelter program shall be approved by the shelter program administrator and shared with their shelter program participants in a clearly labeled document.

(C) The shelter program administrator shall endeavor to ensure terminations are performed by the shelter program operator in a trauma-informed manner utilizing a harm-reduction approach, and shall ensure that the termination policies and procedures of the hotel, motel, and shelter program, including the required grievance procedure, comply with all applicable disability laws, including requirements for reasonable accommodation.

(D) The shelter program operator is exempt from providing a 30-day notice pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) if the shelter program participant has self-exited from the program.

(E) If a shelter program participant will exit from the program due to time limits and the participant’s stay is extended for a period of less than 30 days beyond the original termination date, the shelter program administrator or shelter program operator may issue an amended termination notice with an additional period of time equal to the number of days of the program extension.

(3) The shelter program administrator establishes procedures regarding how a shelter program participant will be provided a written termination notice if a termination occurs and the shelter program operator discloses those procedures to shelter program participants in writing at the commencement of their occupancy.

(A) The shelter program operator shall provide the termination notice to the participant at least 30 days prior to the proposed termination or, if the underlying cause for a proposed termination constitutes a “direct threat,” as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 12179 of Title 2 of the Code of California Regulations, the shelter program operator may remove the participant from the premises immediately, provided that the operator advises the participant of their right to utilize the grievance process described in paragraph (5).

(B) The termination notice shall contain a clear, plain-language statement of the reason for the termination, shall notify the participant of their right to request a reasonable accommodation if they are a qualified person with a disability, and shall notify the participant of their right to utilize the grievance process described in paragraph (5).

(C) The established procedures developed regarding participant guideline violations shall include an escalation continuum that incorporates documented warnings and documented shelter program operator staff and participant problem solving methods prior to instituting terminations from the shelter program.

(4) The shelter program operator shall provide an exit plan upon termination of a shelter program participant that includes referrals to any available local shelter service for which the participant is eligible and the shelter program operator shall make a good faith, reasonable effort to facilitate an intake for that participant in an available bed or unit.

(A) The shelter program operator shall document good faith, reasonable efforts and shall make that documentation available upon request.

(B) The shelter program administrator, in cases where the grievance process is utilized, shall determine whether the shelter program operator’s efforts constitute a good faith effort to facilitate a participant into an alternative available shelter site or program.

(C) (i) The shelter program administrator shall make good faith efforts to provide reasonable transportation accommodations upon termination of a shelter program participant from a program or upon transfer of a shelter program participant to an alternative available bed or unit.

(ii) In exigent circumstances that necessitate the presence of first responders, police, or fire department and render it infeasible to provide a termination letter at that time or coordinate a postexit plan, the shelter program operator shall create a termination letter that satisfies the above-described requirements and make that documentation available to participants within 24 hours of their request.

(5) The shelter program administrator shall establish a grievance process that complies with due process and the shelter program operator shall disclose the grievance process to occupants in writing, in plain language, at the commencement of their occupancy.

(A) The grievance process shall give shelter program participants a right to due process appeal through the shelter program administrator if the shelter program participant believes they were or are being wrongfully terminated from the program, and shall inform shelter program participants on how to access and initiate the grievance process.

(B) (i) Program participants shall be provided the opportunity to initiate the grievance process 30 days prior to their proposed termination date or at any point thereafter.

(ii) In cases where participants are subject to immediate removal based on circumstances that present a “direct threat,” as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 12179 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, participants shall be provided the opportunity to initiate the grievance process at the time of removal or at any point thereafter.

(C) If, following the grievance process, the proposed termination is not carried out, any participant already removed shall be granted the right to resume their participation in the program. If the shelter program operator is unable to place the individual in the original site, the shelter program operator shall facilitate a placement for the individual in an alternative available motel, hotel, or shelter site.

(b) Where a shelter program administrator is also the shelter program operator, the shelter program administrator is responsible for all of the duties described in subdivision (a).

(c) For properties that are being converted from use as a motel or hotel, or from use as a shelter, interim housing, emergency shelter, or other interim facility to a permanent housing site, paragraph (2) shall not apply to occupants of the site from the date that the site receives a certificate of occupancy as a permanent housing site.
Cal. GOV § 53508.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4.5 / Section 53508.5
Section 53508.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided in Section 53508.6, a school district or community college district that intends to issue bonds that allow for the compounding of interest, including, but not limited to, capital appreciation bonds, pursuant to this article shall comply with the requirements of Sections 15143, 15144, 15144.1, and 15144.2, and subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 15146, of the Education Code.
Cal. GOV § 53338.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 53338.5
Section 53338.5
Status: in_force

The legislative body may, by ordinance, dissolve any existing Mello-Roos Community Facilities District which it has created upon making all of the following determinations:

(a) That the district is not obligated to pay any outstanding debt.

(b) That the district has no authorization to levy any special tax. Upon dissolving a district, the legislative body shall cause an addendum to be recorded to the Notice of Special Tax Lien recorded pursuant to Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code which shall state that the Community Facilities District and all associated liens, if any, have been dissolved. The local agency shall be liable for any outstanding debt discovered to exist after the dissolution of a district.
Cal. GOV § 51207 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 51207
Section 51207
Status: in_force

(a) On or before May 1 of every other year, the Department of Conservation shall post on its internet website the following information:

(b) The information shall contain the number of acres of land under contract and the number of acres of land which were removed from contract through cancellation, eminent domain, or annexation.

(c) The information shall also contain the following specific information relating to cities and counties participating in the Williamson Act program:

(1) The number of tentative certificates of cancellation that were mailed to the Director of Conservation pursuant to Section 51284 which were approved by boards or councils during the prior two years or for which final certificates of cancellation are pending approval by boards or councils.

(2) The amount of cancellation fees payable to the county treasurer and which are required to be transmitted to the Controller pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 51283 which have not been collected or which remain unpaid.

(3) The total number of acres covered by certificates of cancellation of contracts during the previous two years.
Cal. GOV § 53353.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 5 / Section 53353.5
Section 53353.5
Status: in_force

(a) Propositions relating to the levy of a special tax, the incurring of bonded indebtedness, or to establish or change an appropriations limit, or any combination thereof, under this chapter, may be combined into one ballot proposition as determined by the legislative body. The qualified electors for all of these purposes shall be determined and the election shall be conducted in the same manner as for a special tax election pursuant to Section 53326.

(b) The amendments of this section enacted by the Statutes of 1984 and 1991 do not constitute a change in, but are declaratory of and a clarification of, the existing law.
Cal. CIV § 1946.7 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1946.7
Section 1946.7
Status: in_force

(a) A tenant may notify the landlord that the tenant intends to terminate the tenancy if the tenant, a household member, or an immediate family member was the victim of an act that constitutes any of the following:

(1) Domestic violence as defined in Section 6211 of the Family Code.

(2) Sexual assault as defined in Section 261, 261.5, 286, 287, or 289 of the Penal Code.

(3) Stalking as defined in Section 1708.7.

(4) Human trafficking as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code.

(5) Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult as defined in Section 15610.07 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(6) A crime that caused bodily injury or death.

(7) A crime that included the exhibition, drawing, brandishing, or use of a firearm or other deadly weapon or instrument.

(8) A crime that included the use of force against the victim or a threat of force against the victim.

(b) A notice to terminate a tenancy under this section shall be in writing, with one of the following attached to the notice:

(1) A copy of a temporary restraining order, emergency protective order, or protective order lawfully issued pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 6240) or Part 4 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 10 of the Family Code, Section 136.2 of the Penal Code, Section 527.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or Section 213.5 or 15657.03 of the Welfare and Institutions Code that protects the tenant, household member, or immediate family member from further domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, abuse of an elder or a dependent adult, or any act or crime listed in subdivision (a).

(2) A copy of a written report by a peace officer employed by a state or local law enforcement agency acting in the peace officer’s official capacity stating that the tenant, household member, or immediate family member has filed a report alleging that the tenant, the household member, or the immediate family member is a victim of an act or crime listed in subdivision (a).

(3) (A) Documentation from a qualified third party based on information received by that third party while acting in the third party’s professional capacity to indicate that the tenant, household member, or immediate family member is seeking assistance for physical or mental injuries or abuse resulting from an act or crime listed in subdivision (a).

(B) The documentation shall contain, in substantially the same form, the following:

Tenant Statement and Qualified Third Party Statement
under Civil Code Section 1946.7

Part I. Statement By Tenant
I, [insert name of tenant], state as follows:
I, or a member of my household or immediate family, have been a victim of:
[insert one or more of the following: domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse, dependent adult abuse, or a crime that caused bodily injury or death, a crime that included the exhibition, drawing, brandishing, or use of a firearm or other deadly weapon or instrument, or a crime that included the use of force against the victim or a threat of force against the victim.]
The most recent incident(s) happened on or about:
[insert date or dates.]
The incident(s) was/were committed by the following person(s), with these physical description(s), if known and safe to provide:
[if known and safe to provide, insert name(s) and physical description(s).]

(signature of tenant)      (date)

Part II. Qualified Third Party Statement

I, [insert name of qualified third party], state as follows:
My business address and phone number are:
[insert business address and phone number.]
Check and complete one of the following:
____I meet the requirements for a sexual assault counselor provided in Section 1035.2 of the Evidence Code and I am either engaged in an office, hospital, institution, or center commonly known as a rape crisis center described in that section or employed by an organization providing the programs specified in Section 13835.2 of the Penal Code.
____I meet the requirements for a domestic violence counselor provided in Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code and I am employed, whether financially compensated or not, by a domestic violence victim service organization, as defined in that section.
____I meet the requirements for a human trafficking caseworker provided in Section 1038.2 of the Evidence Code and I am employed, whether financially compensated or not, by an organization that provides programs specified in Section 18294 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or in Section 13835.2 of the Penal Code.
____I meet the definition of “victim of violent crime advocate” provided in Section 1947.6 of the Civil Code and I am employed, whether financially compensated or not, by an agency or organization that has a documented record of providing services to victims of violent crime or provides those services under the auspices or supervision of a court or a law enforcement or prosecution agency.
____I am licensed by the State of California as a:
[insert one of the following: physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, registered nurse, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, or licensed professional clinical counselor.] and I am licensed by, and my license number is:
[insert name of state licensing entity and license number.]
The person who signed the Statement By Tenant above stated to me that the person, or a member of the person’s household or immediate family, is a victim of:
[insert one or more of the following: domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse, dependent adult abuse, or a crime that caused physical injury, emotional injury and the threat of physical injury, or death.]
The person further stated to me the incident(s) occurred on or about the date(s) stated above.

I understand that the person who made the Statement By Tenant may use this document as a basis for terminating a lease with the person’s landlord.

(signature of qualified third party) (date)

(C) The documentation may be signed by a person who meets the requirements for a sexual assault counselor, domestic violence counselor, a human trafficking caseworker, or a victim of violent crime advocate only if the documentation displays the letterhead of the office, hospital, institution, center, or organization, as appropriate, that engages or employs, whether financially compensated or not, this counselor, caseworker, or advocate.

(4) Any other form of documentation that reasonably verifies that the crime or act listed in subdivision (a) occurred.

(c) If the tenant is terminating tenancy pursuant to subdivision (a) because an immediate family member is a victim of an eligible act or crime listed in subdivision (a) and that tenant did not live in the same household as the immediate family member at the time of the act or crime, and no part of the act or crime occurred within the dwelling unit or within 1,000 feet of the dwelling unit of the tenant, the tenant shall attach to the notice and other documentation required by subdivision (b) a written statement stating all of the following:

(1) The tenant’s immediate family member was a victim of an act or crime listed in subdivision (a).

(2) The tenant intends to relocate as a result of the tenant’s immediate family member being a victim of an act or crime listed in subdivision (a).

(3) The tenant is relocating to increase the safety, physical well-being, emotional well-being, psychological well-being, or financial security of the tenant or of the tenant’s immediate family member as a result of the act or crime.

(d) The notice to terminate the tenancy shall be given within 180 days of the date that any order described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) was issued, within 180 days of the date that any written report described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) was made, within 180 days of the date that an act or a crime described in subdivision (a) occurred, or within the time period described in Section 1946.

(e) If notice to terminate the tenancy is provided to the landlord under this section, the tenant shall be responsible for payment of rent for no more than 14 calendar days following the giving of the notice, or for any shorter appropriate period as described in Section 1946 or the lease or rental agreement. The tenant shall be released without penalty from any further rent or other payment obligation to the landlord under the lease or rental agreement. If the premises are relet to another party prior to the end of the obligation to pay rent, the rent owed under this subdivision shall be prorated.

(f) Notwithstanding any law, a landlord shall not, due to the termination, require a tenant who terminates a lease or rental agreement pursuant to this section to forfeit any security deposit money or advance rent paid. A tenant who terminates a rental agreement pursuant to this section shall not be considered for any purpose, by reason of the termination, to have breached the lease or rental agreement. In all other respects, the law governing the security deposit shall apply.

(g) This section does not relieve a tenant, other than the tenant who is, or who has a household member or immediate family member who is, a victim of an act or crime listed in subdivision (a) and members of that tenant’s household, from their obligations under the lease or rental agreement.

(h) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Household member” means a member of the tenant’s family who lives in the same residential unit as the tenant.

(2) “Health practitioner” means a physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist, registered nurse, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, or a victim of violent crime advocate.

(3) “Immediate family member” means the parent, stepparent, spouse, child, child-in-law, stepchild, or sibling of the tenant, or any person living in the tenant’s household at the time the crime or act listed in subdivision (a) occurred who has a relationship with the tenant that is substantially similar to that of a family member.

(4) “Qualified third party” means a health practitioner, domestic violence counselor, as defined in Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code, a sexual assault counselor, as defined in Section 1035.2 of the Evidence Code, or a human trafficking caseworker, as defined in Section 1038.2 of the Evidence Code.

(5) “Victim of violent crime advocate” means a person who is employed, whether financially compensated or not, for the purpose of rendering advice or assistance to victims of violent crimes for an agency or organization that has a documented record of providing services to victims of violent crime or provides those services under the auspices or supervision of a court or a law enforcement or prosecution agency.

(i) (1) A landlord shall not disclose any information provided by a tenant under this section to a third party unless the disclosure satisfies one or more of the following:

(A) The tenant consents in writing to the disclosure.

(B) The disclosure is required by law or order of the court.

(2) A landlord’s communication to a qualified third party who provides documentation under paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) to verify the contents of that documentation is not disclosure for purposes of this subdivision.

(j) An owner or an owner’s agent shall not refuse to rent a dwelling unit to an otherwise qualified prospective tenant or refuse to continue to rent to an existing tenant solely on the basis that the tenant has previously exercised the tenant’s rights under this section or has previously terminated a tenancy because of the circumstances described in subdivision (a).

(k) A landlord or agent of a landlord who violates this section shall be liable to the tenant in a civil action for both of the following:

(1) The actual damages sustained by the tenant.

(2) (A) Statutory damages of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a landlord or agent of a landlord who violates this section shall not be liable for statutory damages if the tenant provided documentation of the crime or act to the landlord or the agent of the landlord pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) only.

(l) The remedies provided by this section shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
Cal. GOV § 50515 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 50515
Section 50515
Status: in_force

After the bid has been accepted by the legislative body, it shall enter into a lease with the highest bidder. The lease shall contain all the terms of the petition and provide for the payment of rentals, commissions, or royalties, in an amount equal to the amount in the accepted bid.
Cal. GOV § 50950 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 1 / Section 50950
Section 50950
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award System is not a retirement system but an incentive program for volunteer firefighters.

(b) The purpose of the award system can be achieved more efficiently and at a lower cost than the current program by transferring the award system and responsibility for administering that system from the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System to the board of the California State Fire Employees Welfare Benefit Corporation.

(c) On and after the date of the transfer or termination of the award system, the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall have no responsibility to administer the award system and shall take no action related to past, present, or future obligations of administering the system. On and after the date of the transfer or termination of the award system, the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall have no liability related to the administration of the award system.

(d) Because trust fund moneys in the award system are to be used for the exclusive benefit of the participants in the award system, the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall not pay or transfer any trust fund moneys related to any claims, demands, actions, damages, judgments, costs, charges, and expenses, including, but not limited to, court costs and attorney’s fees, regarding claims arising out of or incurred as a result of the transfer of the award system. However, nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System from charging and receiving administrative fees in connection with transferring the administration of the award system from the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System to the board of the California State Fire Employees Welfare Benefit Corporation.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the board of the California State Fire Employees Welfare Benefit Corporation work cooperatively with each other to transfer the administration of the award system and establish systems and accounts necessary to transfer participant information, assets, and liabilities regarding the award system.

(f) The purpose of this chapter is to provide cities, counties, cities and counties, or districts, that have fire departments with volunteer firefighting members, the opportunity to offer these members an award for life as an incentive. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of existing state law and the charters, ordinances, and rules of local public agencies that establish and regulate the activities of these fire departments. This chapter is intended, instead, to strengthen these departments through the creation of an incentive for the volunteer to respond to emergency calls and attend official department training drills and meetings. It is the further intention of this chapter to provide a means for local communities to bestow fitting reward and recognition for long and faithful volunteer service.
Cal. GOV § 51040 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.3 / Section 51040
Section 51040
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones Act.
Cal. CIV § 1950.7 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1950.7
Section 1950.7
Status: in_force

(a) Any payment or deposit of money the primary function of which is to secure the performance of a rental agreement for other than residential property or any part of the agreement, other than a payment or deposit, including an advance payment of rent, made to secure the execution of a rental agreement, shall be governed by the provisions of this section. With respect to residential property, the provisions of Section 1950.5 shall prevail.

(b) The payment or deposit of money shall be held by the landlord for the tenant who is party to the agreement. The claim of a tenant to the payment or deposit shall be prior to the claim of any creditor of the landlord, except a trustee in bankruptcy.

(c) The landlord may claim of the payment or deposit only those amounts as are reasonably necessary to remedy tenant defaults in the payment of rent, to repair damages to the premises caused by the tenant, or to clean the premises upon termination of the tenancy, if the payment or deposit is made for any or all of those specific purposes.

(1) If the claim of the landlord upon the payment or deposit is only for defaults in the payment of rent and the security deposit equals no more than one month’s rent plus a deposit amount clearly described as the payment of the last month’s rent, then any remaining portion of the payment or deposit shall be returned to the tenant at a time as may be mutually agreed upon by landlord and tenant, but in no event later than 30 days from the date the landlord receives possession of the premises.

(2) If the claim of the landlord upon the payment or deposit is only for defaults in the payment of rent and the security deposit exceeds the amount of one month’s rent plus a deposit amount clearly described as the payment of the last month’s rent, then any remaining portion of the payment or deposit in excess of an amount equal to one month’s rent shall be returned to the tenant no later than two weeks after the date the landlord receives possession of the premises, with the remainder to be returned or accounted for within 30 days from the date the landlord receives possession of the premises.

(3) If the claim of the landlord upon the payment or deposit includes amounts reasonably necessary to repair damages to the premises caused by the tenant or to clean the premises, then any remaining portion of the payment or deposit shall be returned to the tenant at a time as may be mutually agreed upon by landlord and tenant, but in no event later than 30 days from the date the landlord receives possession of the premises.

(d) Upon termination of the landlord’s interest in the unit in question, whether by sale, assignment, death, appointment of receiver or otherwise, the landlord or the landlord’s agent shall, within a reasonable time, do one of the following acts, either of which shall relieve the landlord of further liability with respect to the payment or deposit:

(1) Transfer the portion of the payment or deposit remaining after any lawful deductions made under subdivision (c) to the landlord’s successor in interest, and thereafter notify the tenant by personal delivery or certified mail of the transfer, of any claims made against the payment or deposit, and of the transferee’s name and address. If the notice to the tenant is made by personal delivery, the tenant shall acknowledge receipt of the notice and sign his or her name on the landlord’s copy of the notice.

(2) Return the portion of the payment or deposit remaining after any lawful deductions made under subdivision (c) to the tenant.

(e) Upon receipt of any portion of the payment or deposit under paragraph (1) of subdivision (d), the transferee shall have all of the rights and obligations of a landlord holding the payment or deposit with respect to the payment or deposit.

(f) The bad faith retention by a landlord or transferee of a payment or deposit or any portion thereof, in violation of this section, may subject the landlord or the transferee to damages not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200), in addition to any actual damages.

(g) This section is declarative of existing law and therefore operative as to all tenancies, leases, or rental agreements for other than residential property created or renewed on or after January 1, 1971.
Cal. GOV § 56331.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 56331.4
Section 56331.4
Status: in_force

While serving on the commission, all commission members shall exercise their independent judgment on behalf of the interests of residents, property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the purposes of this division. Any member appointed on behalf of local governments shall represent the interests of the public as a whole and not solely the interests of the appointing authority. This section does not require the abstention of any member on any matter, nor does it create a right of action in any person.
Cal. GOV § 57147 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 57147
Section 57147
Status: in_force

Section 9167 of the Elections Code applies to the preparation and submittal of rebuttal arguments.
Cal. GOV § 54347 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 54347
Section 54347
Status: in_force

The local agency may provide for the collection of charges. Provisions may be made for, but are not limited to:

(a) The granting of discounts for prompt payment of bills.

(b) The requiring of deposits or the prepayment of charges in an amount not exceeding one year’s charges either from persons receiving service and using the facilities of the enterprise or from the owners of property on which or in connection with which said services and facilities are to be used; provided, however, that in case of nonpayment of all or part of a bill said deposits or prepaid charges shall be applied only insofar as necessary to liquidate the cumulative amount of such charges plus penalties and costs of collection.

(c) The requiring of a guaranty by the owner of property that the bills for service to said property or the occupants thereof will be paid.
Cal. GOV § 51013.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 51013.5
Section 51013.5
Status: in_force

(a) Every newly constructed pipeline, existing pipeline, or part of a pipeline system that has been relocated or replaced, and every pipeline that transports a hazardous liquid substance or highly volatile liquid substance, shall be tested in accordance with Subpart E (commencing with Section 195.300) of Part 195 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) Every pipeline not provided with properly sized automatic pressure relief devices or properly designed pressure limiting devices shall be hydrostatically tested annually.

(c) Every pipeline over 10 years of age and not provided with effective cathodic protection shall be hydrostatically tested every three years, except for those on the State Fire Marshal’s list of higher risk pipelines, which shall be hydrostatically tested annually.

(d) Every pipeline over 10 years of age and provided with effective cathodic protection shall be hydrostatically tested every five years, except for those on the State Fire Marshal’s list of higher risk pipelines which shall be hydrostatically tested every two years.

(e) Piping within a refined products bulk loading facility served by pipeline shall be tested hydrostatically at 125 percent of maximum allowable operating pressure utilizing the product ordinarily transported in that piping if that piping is operated at a stress level of 20 percent or less of the specified minimum yield strength of the pipe. The frequency for pressure testing these pipelines shall be every five years for those pipelines with effective cathodic protection and every three years for those pipelines without effective cathodic protection. If that piping is observable, visual inspection may be the method of testing.

(f) Beginning on July 1, 1990, and continuing until the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (g) take effect, each pipeline within the State Fire Marshal’s jurisdiction which satisfies any of the following sets of criteria shall be placed on the State Fire Marshal’s list of higher risk pipelines until five years pass without a reportable leak due to corrosion or defect on that pipeline. Initially, pipelines on that list shall be tested by the next scheduled test date, or within two years of being placed on the list, whichever is first. On July 1, 1990, pipeline operators shall provide the State Fire Marshal with a list of all their pipelines which satisfy the criteria in this subdivision as of July 1, 1990. If any pipeline becomes eligible for the list of higher risk pipelines after that date, the pipeline company shall report that fact to the State Fire Marshal within 30 days, and the pipeline shall be placed on the list retroactively to the date on which it became eligible for listing. Pipelines which are found to belong on the list, but are not so reported by the operator to the State Fire Marshal, shall be placed on the list retroactively. Operators failing to properly report their pipelines shall be subject to penalties under Section 51018.6. Pipelines not covered under the risk criteria developed pursuant to subdivision (g) shall be deleted from the list when regulations are adopted pursuant to that subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, a leak which is traceable to an external force, but for which corrosion is partly responsible, shall be deemed caused by corrosion, “defect” refers to manufacturing or construction defects, and “leak” or “reportable leak” means a rupture required to be reported pursuant to Section 51018. As long as all pipelines are tested in their entirety at least as frequently as standard risk pipelines under subdivisions (c) and (d), it shall suffice for additional tests on higher risk pipelines to cover 20 pipeline miles in all directions along an operator’s pipeline from the position of the leak or leaks which led to the inclusion or retention of that pipeline on the higher risk list. The interim list shall include pipelines which meet any of the following criteria:

(1) Have suffered two or more reportable leaks, not including leaks during a certified hydrostatic pressure test, due to corrosion or defect in the prior three years.

(2) Have suffered three or more reportable leaks, not including leaks during a certified hydrostatic pressure test, due to corrosion, defects, or external forces, but not all due to external forces, in the prior three years.

(3) Have suffered a reportable leak, except during a certified hydrostatic pressure test, due to corrosion or defect of more than 50,000 gallons, or 10,000 gallons in a standard metropolitan statistical area, in the prior three years; or have suffered a leak due to corrosion or defect which the State Fire Marshal finds has resulted in more than 42 gallons of a hazardous liquid within the State Fire Marshal’s jurisdiction entering a waterway in the prior three years; or have suffered a reportable leak of a hazardous liquid with a flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit, or 60 degrees centigrade, in the prior three years.

(4) Are less than 50 miles long, and have experienced a reportable leak, except during a certified hydrostatic pressure test, due to corrosion or a defect in the prior three years. For the purposes of this paragraph, the length of a pipeline with more than two termini shall be the longest distance between two termini along the pipeline.

(5) Have experienced a reportable leak in the prior five years due to corrosion or defect, except during a certified hydrostatic pressure test, on a section of pipe more than 50 years old. For pipelines which fall in this category, and no other category of higher risk pipeline, additional tests required by this subdivision shall be required only on segments of the pipe more than 50 years old as long as all pipe more than 50 years old which is within 20 pipeline miles from the leak in all directions along an operator’s pipeline is tested.

(g) The State Fire Marshal shall study indicators and precursors of serious pipeline accidents, and, in consultation with the Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee, shall develop criteria for identifying which hazardous liquid pipelines pose the greatest risk to people and the environment due to the likelihood of, and likely seriousness of, an accident due to corrosion or defect. The study shall give due consideration to research done by the industry, the federal government, academia, and to any other information which the State Fire Marshal shall deem relevant, including, but not limited to, recent leak history, pipeline location, and materials transported. Beginning January 1, 1992, using the criteria identified in that study, the State Fire Marshal shall maintain a list of higher risk pipelines, which exceed a standard of risk to be determined by the State Fire Marshal, and which shall be tested as required in subdivisions (c) and (d) as long as they remain on the list. By January 1, 1992, after public hearings, the State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to implement this subdivision.

(h) In addition to the requirements of subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, the State Fire Marshal may require any pipeline subject to this chapter to be subjected to a pressure test, or any other test or inspection, at any time, in the interest of public safety.

(i) Test methods other than the hydrostatic tests required by subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e), including inspection by instrumented internal inspection devices, may be approved by the State Fire Marshal on an individual basis. If the State Fire Marshal approves an alternative to a pressure test in an individual case, the State Fire Marshal may require that the alternative test be given more frequently than the testing frequencies specified in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e).

(j) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations before January 1, 1992, to establish what the State Fire Marshal deems to be an appropriate frequency for tests and inspections, including instrumented internal inspections, which, when permitted as a substitute for tests required under subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), do not damage pipelines or require them to be shut down for the testing period. That testing shall in no event be less frequent than is required by subdivisions (b), (c), and (d). Each time one of these tests is required on a pipeline, it shall be approved on the same individual basis as under subdivision (i). If it is not approved, a hydrostatic test shall be carried out at the time the alternative test would have been carried out, and subsequent tests shall be carried out in accordance with the time intervals prescribed by subdivision (b), (c), or (d), as applicable.
Cal. GOV § 56380 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 56380
Section 56380
Status: in_force

The commission shall make its own provision for necessary quarters, equipment, and supplies as well as personnel. The commission may choose to contract with any public agency or private party for personnel and facilities.
Cal. GOV § 50832 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 50832
Section 50832
Status: in_force

The board shall organize by choosing one of its number as chairman and by appointing a secretary.
Cal. GOV § 50834 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 50834
Section 50834
Status: in_force

The board shall meet on the first Mondays of April, July, October, and January, and upon the call of its president.
Cal. GOV § 53382.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.7 / Article 4 / Section 53382.3
Section 53382.3
Status: in_force

All contracts for the rehabilitation of any public facility estimated to cost in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding. The legislative body may reject any and all bids and may call for new bids. The legislative body may have the work done by negotiated contract under any of the following circumstances:

(a) If no proposals are received.

(b) If the estimated cost of the work does not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(c) If the work consists only of architectural or engineering design services.

(d) If the work consists of emergency work necessary in order to protect life and property.
Cal. GOV § 53369.49 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.6 / Article 4 / Section 53369.49
Section 53369.49
Status: in_force

If any member of the legislative body whose signature appears on bonds ceases to be a member of the legislative body before delivery of the bonds, his or her signature is as effective as if he or she had remained in office. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are fully negotiable.
Cal. GOV § 56057 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56057
Section 56057
Status: in_force

“Next equalized assessment roll” means the listing to be equalized and used by a city, county, or district for the purpose of the annual levy and collection of any taxes or assessments imposed by the city, county, or district.
Cal. GOV § 50666 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50666
Section 50666
Status: in_force

By resolution, the legislative body may pledge, place a charge upon, and assign all or any part of the revenues for the security of the bonds.
Cal. GOV § 50479 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 50479
Section 50479
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1, 2016, the airport manager of an airport operated by a city, county, city and county, or airport district that conducts commercial operations and that has more than one million enplanements a year shall provide a room or other location at each airport terminal behind the airport security screening area for members of the public to express breast milk in private that meets both of the following conditions:

(1) Includes, at a minimum, a chair and an electrical outlet.

(2) Is located outside of the confines of a public restroom.

(b) (1) Terminal One at the San Diego International Airport is exempt from providing a room or other location behind the airport security screening area, but shall provide a secure room located in the same terminal prior to entering the security screening area that meets all of the other conditions of subdivision (a). Terminal One at the San Diego International Airport shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (d) upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of the existing terminal.

(2) The commuter terminal at the San Diego International Airport is exempt from this section, except that it shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (d) upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of the existing terminal.

(c) An airport that conducts commercial operations with less than one million enplanements a year shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (d) upon new terminal construction or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing terminal.

(d) Upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing terminal, an airport shall provide a sink in any room or other location designated to comply with this section.

(e)  As used in this section, “renovation of an existing terminal” means the repurposing of more than 25 percent of the space in the terminal.
Cal. GOV § 51237 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.5 / Section 51237
Section 51237
Status: in_force

Whenever an agricultural preserve is established, and so long as it shall be in effect, a map of such agricultural preserve and the resolution under which the preserve was established shall be filed and kept current by the city or county with the county recorder.
Cal. GOV § 50878 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 50878
Section 50878
Status: in_force

During great public emergency the chief of the department may assign members retired from that department to such duty as he directs. They have no claim against the local agency for payment for duty so performed.
Cal. GOV § 52008 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 52008
Section 52008
Status: in_force

“Federal government” means the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of the United States.
Cal. GOV § 54783 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.6 / Section 54783
Section 54783
Status: in_force

Interest earned on any bond issued by the county shall at all times be free from state personal income tax and corporate income or franchise tax.
Cal. GOV § 53194.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 4 / Section 53194.5
Section 53194.5
Status: in_force

The remedies conferred upon the investor by this chapter do not exclude any other remedy. Each remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other remedy and may be exercised without exhausting, and without regard to, any other remedy conferred by this chapter or other law.
Cal. CIV § 1954.211 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 1954.211
Section 1954.211
Status: in_force

The landlord may enter a dwelling unit as follows:

(a) For the purpose of installing, repairing, or replacing a submeter, or for the purpose of investigating or rectifying a condition causing constant or abnormally high water usage, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1954.210, if the requirements of Section 1954 are met.

(b) To read a submeter, if the requirements of this chapter and Section 1954 are met. Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 1954, notice shall be given only in writing.
Cal. CIV § 1954.213 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 1954.213
Section 1954.213
Status: in_force

(a) A tenant may be charged a late fee for any water service bill not paid 25 days after mailing or other transmittal of the bill. If the 25th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the late fee shall not be imposed until the day after the first business day following the 25th day.

(b) (1) A late fee of up to seven dollars ($7) may be imposed if any amount of a water service bill remains unpaid after the time described in subdivision (a). A late fee of up to ten dollars ($10) may be imposed in each subsequent bill if any amount remains unpaid.

(2) The total late fee imposed in any 12-month period upon the amount of a bill that remains unpaid shall not exceed 10 percent of the unpaid amount, exclusive of the administrative fee imposed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1954.205 and the late fee imposed pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) If any partial payments are made, they shall be credited against the bill that has been outstanding the longest.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 1954.207, if the water bill remains unpaid for 180 days after the date upon which it is due or the amount of the unpaid water bill equals or exceeds two hundred dollars ($200), the landlord may terminate the tenancy in accordance with Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure with the service of a three-day notice to perform the conditions or covenants or quit upon the tenant.

(d) Water service charges under this chapter shall not constitute rent.

(e) The water service to a dwelling unit shall not be shut off or otherwise interfered with by the landlord for any reason, including nonpayment of a bill. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a landlord or its agent may shut off water service to a dwelling unit or the property, in order to make repairs, replacements of equipment, or perform other maintenance at the property.
Cal. GOV § 51556 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 51556
Section 51556
Status: in_force

The collection of unpaid city taxes levied on property by the city shall be enforced by the sale of the property in the manner, at the time, and upon the penalties, of property sold for nonpayment of county taxes. Real property so sold may be redeemed within the time and upon the terms of property sold for the nonpayment of county taxes.
Cal. GOV § 53634 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 53634
Section 53634
Status: in_force

The treasurer may call in money from inactive deposits and place it in active deposits as current demands require. When there is money in his possession for which there is no demand as inactive deposits, he may place it as active deposits.
Cal. GOV § 50806 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 50806
Section 50806
Status: in_force

Every local agency in which there is a police department or a fire department may establish a relief and pension fund for either department or for both departments. If a fund is established for both departments, there shall be two separate funds, one for each department. The fund established for the police department shall be known as the police relief and pension fund. The fund established for the fire department shall be known as the firemen’s relief and pension fund.
Cal. GOV § 50977 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 7 / Section 50977
Section 50977
Status: in_force

If the transfer of the Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award System from the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System to the board of the California State Fire Employees Welfare Benefit Corporation is not completed on or before March 1, 2008, the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall terminate the award system and disburse the assets in the award system in the following order of priority:

(a) An amount sufficient to pay reasonable administrative expenses shall be retained by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

(b) (1) Except as described in paragraph (2), an amount sufficient to pay current award recipients or members and former members who have satisfied, on or before March 1, 2008, all the requirements to be eligible to receive an award, a one-time lump-sum payment in an amount equal to the actuarial present value of the monthly benefit paid to an award recipient. This amount to be paid shall be in lieu of an ongoing monthly benefit previously provided by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 50950) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5, as added by Chapter 1145 of the Statutes of 1979, and as that chapter read on December 31, 2007.

(2) If the award system does not contain assets sufficient to pay the amounts described in paragraph (1), the current award recipients or members and former members shall be paid a pro rata share of the remaining award system assets. The pro rata share for a current award recipient, member, or former member described in paragraph (1) shall be calculated as a ratio of the amount calculated for an individual payment under paragraph (1) as that amount bears to the total of all payments under paragraph (1).

(c) (1) Except as described in paragraph (2), if a member has earned service credit necessary to receive a service award but the member has not attained 60 years of age on or before March 1, 2008, he or she shall be paid a one-time lump-sum payment in an amount equal to the actuarial present value of the monthly benefit that would have been paid to an award recipient at 60 years of age. This amount to be paid shall be in lieu of an ongoing monthly benefit previously provided by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 50950) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5, as added by Chapter 1145 of the Statutes of 1979, and as that chapter read on December 31, 2007.

(2) If the award system does not contain assets sufficient to pay the amounts described in paragraph (1), a member described in paragraph (1) shall be paid a pro rata share of the remaining award system assets. The pro rata share for that member shall be calculated as a ratio of the amount calculated for an individual payment under paragraph (1) as that amount bears to the total of all payments under paragraph (1).

(d) From any balance of the assets after the amounts described in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, each department shall receive a pro rata share of the remaining award system assets. The pro rata share for each department shall be calculated as a ratio of the accumulated contributions of that department, less the distributions made to pay the awards of that department’s volunteers as described in this section, as that amount bears to the total of all payments under this subdivision.
Cal. GOV § 57406 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 57406
Section 57406
Status: in_force

All property upon which any tax levied by the disincorporated city has become delinquent, and all property sold for any tax levied by the disincorporated city, may be redeemed by any interested party, on payment to the county treasurer of the sum which the auditor estimates would have been necessary to redeem the property if there had been no disincorporation.
Cal. GOV § 51083 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 3 / Section 51083
Section 51083
Status: in_force

No deed or other instrument described in subdivision (d) of Section 51075 shall be effective until it has been accepted or approved by resolution of the governing body of the county or city and its acceptance endorsed thereon.
Cal. GOV § 53134 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 53134
Section 53134
Status: in_force

(a) Local agencies shall have the option, pursuant to the provisions of Section 53135, to provide for federally mandated financial and compliance audits of block grant funds received from state departments. If, however, a local agency does not elect to, or fails to provide for, federally mandated financial and compliance audits, or if it is determined by the administering state department that a local agency warrants assistance in this function, the state department shall notify the Controller, and the Controller shall identify appropriate methods for accomplishing federally required audits.

The decision of the Controller shall be based upon use of any existing state audit relationship, whenever appropriate in view of federal requirements, so as to avoid duplication and excess costs.

(b) The state shall rely on the audit arranged by the local agency if the audit is conducted in accordance with the standards promulgated by the state consistent with federal policy. Additional work shall not duplicate these audits and shall be conducted only upon approval of the Controller in consultation with the Department of Finance.

(c) Audits performed pursuant to this article shall be conducted not less frequently than every two years, or as specified by federal law, by qualified state or local government auditors or independent public accountants in accordance with the financial and compliance requirements of federal Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities and Functions. These audits shall be completed no later than six months after the close of the audit period. If the provisions of this subdivision have not been met, the Controller shall immediately notify the Governor and the Legislature as to what corrective actions it intends to take.
Cal. GOV § 54414 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 54414
Section 54414
Status: in_force

Reference on the face of the bonds to the resolution by its date of adoption incorporates the provisions of the resolution and of this chapter into the bonds and their coupons.
Cal. PEN § 4500 — California Code / Code pen / Part 3 / Title 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 4500
Section 4500
Status: in_force

Every person while undergoing a life sentence, who is sentenced to state prison within this state, and who, with malice aforethought, commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury is punishable with death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The penalty shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of Sections 190.3 and 190.4; however, in cases in which the person subjected to such assault does not die within a year and a day after such assault as a proximate result thereof, the punishment shall be imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole for nine years.

For the purpose of computing the days elapsed between the commission of the assault and the death of the person assaulted, the whole of the day on which the assault was committed shall be counted as the first day.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the application of this section when the assault was committed outside the walls of any prison if the person committing the assault was undergoing a life sentence and was serving a sentence to a state prison at the time of the commission of the assault and was not on parole, on probation, or released on bail pending an appeal.
Cal. PEN § 969.5 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 969.5
Section 969.5
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever it shall be discovered that a pending complaint to which a plea of guilty has been made under Section 859a does not charge all prior felonies of which the defendant has been convicted either in this state or elsewhere, the complaint may be forthwith amended to charge the prior conviction or convictions and the amendments may and shall be made upon order of the court. The defendant shall thereupon be arraigned before the court to which the complaint has been certified and shall be asked whether he or she has suffered the prior conviction. If the defendant enters a denial, his or her answer shall be entered in the minutes of the court. The refusal of the defendant to answer is equivalent to a denial that he or she has suffered the prior conviction.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the question of whether or not the defendant has suffered the prior conviction shall be tried by a jury impaneled for that purpose unless a jury is waived, in which case it may be tried by the court.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (b), the question of whether the defendant is the person who has suffered the prior conviction shall be tried by the court without a jury.
Cal. GOV § 53220 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.5 / Section 53220
Section 53220
Status: in_force

Unless the legislative body of the local agency specifically provides that a pension trust plan established pursuant to this article is compulsory upon the officers and employees of the local agency, it shall not be compulsory for an officer or employee of such agency to accept or join in such plan.

If, pursuant to Section 53216, the legislative body of the local agency makes such plan compulsory, it may provide that every officer and employee of the local agency who is eligible for membership, except for elective officers, shall on the start of the first pay period following the effective date of this section automatically become a member of said plan; and, that thereafter each other employee and officer of said agency who is eligible for membership in said plan under its terms, except for elective officers, automatically becomes a member of said plan on the day of his entry into employment with said agency. The legislative body of the local agency may provide that elective officers of said agency become members of said plan either on the first day of taking office or on the first day of the payroll period following the filing of a declaration by such an officer with the board of trustees of the pension trust to become a member.
Cal. CIV § 1947.12 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1947.12
Section 1947.12
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase. In determining the lowest gross rental amount pursuant to this section, any rent discounts, incentives, concessions, or credits offered by the owner of such unit of residential real property and accepted by the tenant shall be excluded. The gross per-month rental rate and any owner-offered discounts, incentives, concessions, or credits shall be separately listed and identified in the lease or rental agreement or any amendments to an existing lease or rental agreement.

(2) If the same tenant remains in occupancy of a unit of residential real property over any 12-month period, the gross rental rate for the unit of residential real property shall not be increased in more than two increments over that 12-month period, subject to the other restrictions of this subdivision governing gross rental rate increase.

(b) For a new tenancy in which no tenant from the prior tenancy remains in lawful possession of the residential real property, the owner may establish the initial rental rate not subject to subdivision (a). Subdivision (a) is only applicable to subsequent increases after that initial rental rate has been established.

(c) A tenant of residential real property subject to this section shall not enter into a sublease that results in a total rent for the premises that exceeds the allowable rental rate authorized by subdivision (a). Nothing in this subdivision authorizes a tenant to sublet or assign the tenant’s interest where otherwise prohibited.

(d) This section shall not apply to the following residential real properties:

(1) Housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, or subject to an agreement that provides housing subsidies for affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code or comparable federal statutes.

(2) Dormitories owned and operated by an institution of higher education or a kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, school.

(3) Housing subject to rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its police power consistent with Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 1954.50) that restricts annual increases in the rental rate to an amount less than that provided in subdivision (a).

(4) Housing that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years, unless the housing is a mobilehome.

(5) Residential real property that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit, including a mobilehome, provided that both of the following apply:

(A) The owner is not any of the following:

(i) A real estate investment trust, as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(ii) A corporation.

(iii) A limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation.

(iv) Management of a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 798.2.

(B) (i) The tenants have been provided written notice that the residential real property is exempt from this section using the following statement:

“This property is not subject to the rent limits imposed by Section 1947.12 of the Civil Code and is not subject to the just cause requirements of Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code. This property meets the requirements of Sections 1947.12 (d)(5) and 1946.2 (e)(8) of the Civil Code and the owner is not any of the following: (1) a real estate investment trust, as defined by Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a corporation; or (3) a limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation.”

(ii) For a tenancy existing before July 1, 2020, or July 1, 2022, if the lease is for a tenancy in a mobilehome, the notice required under clause (i) may, but is not required to, be provided in the rental agreement.

(iii) For a tenancy commenced or renewed on or after July 1, 2020, or July 1, 2022, if the lease is for a tenancy in a mobilehome, the notice required under clause (i) must be provided in the rental agreement.

(iv) Addition of a provision containing the notice required under clause (i) to any new or renewed rental agreement or fixed-term lease constitutes a similar provision for the purposes of subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1946.2.

(6) A property containing two separate dwelling units within a single structure in which the owner occupied one of the units as the owner’s principal place of residence at the beginning of the tenancy, so long as the owner continues in occupancy, and neither unit is an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit.

(e) An owner shall provide notice of any increase in the rental rate, pursuant to subdivision (a), to each tenant in accordance with Section 827.

(f) (1) On or before January 1, 2030, the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall report to the Legislature regarding the effectiveness of this section and Section 1947.13. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the impact of the rental rate cap pursuant to subdivision (a) on the housing market within the state.

(2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(g) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items” means the following:

(A) The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items (CPI-U) for the metropolitan area in which the property is located, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, which are as follows:

(i) The CPI-U for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area covering the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange.

(ii) The CPI-U for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area covering the Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino.

(iii) The CPI-U for the San Diego-Carlsbad metropolitan area covering the County of San Diego.

(iv) The CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward metropolitan area covering the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo.

(v) Any successor metropolitan area index to any of the indexes listed in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive.

(B) If the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish a CPI-U for the metropolitan area in which the property is located, the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items as published by the Department of Industrial Relations.

(C) On or after January 1, 2021, if the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a CPI-U index for one or more metropolitan areas not listed in subparagraph (A), that CPI-U index shall apply in those areas with respect to rent increases that take effect on or after August 1 of the calendar year in which the 12-month change in that CPI-U, as described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), is first published.

(2) “Owner” includes any person, acting as principal or through an agent, having the right to offer residential real property for rent, and includes a predecessor in interest to the owner.

(3) (A) “Percentage change in the cost of living” means the percentage change, computed pursuant to subparagraph (B), in the applicable, as determined pursuant to paragraph (1), Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items.

(B) (i) For rent increases that take effect before August 1 of any calendar year, the following shall apply:

(I) The percentage change shall be the percentage change in the amount published for April of the immediately preceding calendar year and April of the year before that.

(II) If there is not an amount published in April for the applicable geographic area, the percentage change shall be the percentage change in the amount published for March of the immediately preceding calendar year and March of the year before that.

(ii) For rent increases that take effect on or after August 1 of any calendar year, the following shall apply:

(I) The percentage change shall be the percentage change in the amount published for April of that calendar year and April of the immediately preceding calendar year.

(II) If there is not an amount published in April for the applicable geographic area, the percentage change shall be the percentage change in the amount published for March of that calendar year and March of the immediately preceding calendar year.

(iii) The percentage change shall be rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent.

(4) “Residential real property” means any dwelling or unit that is intended for human habitation, including any dwelling or unit in a mobilehome park.

(5) “Tenancy” means the lawful occupation of residential real property and includes a lease or sublease.

(h) (1) This section shall apply to all rent increases subject to subdivision (a) occurring on or after March 15, 2019, except as provided in subdivision (i).

(2) In the event that an owner has increased the rent by more than the amount permissible under subdivision (a) between March 15, 2019, and January 1, 2020, both of the following shall apply:

(A) The applicable rent on January 1, 2020, shall be the rent as of March 15, 2019, plus the maximum permissible increase under subdivision (a).

(B) An owner shall not be liable to the tenant for any corresponding rent overpayment.

(3) An owner of residential real property subject to subdivision (a) who increased the rental rate on that residential real property on or after March 15, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, by an amount less than the rental rate increase permitted by subdivision (a) shall be allowed to increase the rental rate twice, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), within 12 months of March 15, 2019, but in no event shall that rental rate increase exceed the maximum rental rate increase permitted by subdivision (a).

(i) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (h), this section shall apply only to rent increases for a tenancy in a mobilehome subject to subdivision (a) occurring on or after February 18, 2021.

(2) In the event that an owner has increased the rent for a tenancy in a mobilehome by more than the amount permissible under subdivision (a) between February 18, 2021, and January 1, 2022, both of the following shall apply:

(A) The applicable rent on January 1, 2022, shall be the rent as of February 18, 2021, plus the maximum permissible increase under subdivision (a).

(B) An owner shall not be liable to the tenant for any corresponding rent overpayment.

(3) An owner of residential real property subject to subdivision (a) who increased the rental rate on that residential real property on or after February 18, 2021, but prior to January 1, 2022, by an amount less than the rental rate increase permitted by subdivision (a) shall be allowed to increase the rental rate twice, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), within 12 months of February 18, 2021, but in no event shall that rental rate increase exceed the maximum rental rate increase permitted by subdivision (a).

(j) This section shall not apply to a homeowner of a mobilehome, as defined in Section 798.9.

(k) (1) An owner who demands, accepts, receives, or retains any payment of rent in excess of the maximum rent allowed by this section shall be liable in a civil action to the tenant from whom those payments are demanded, accepted, received, or retained for all of the following:

(A) Injunctive relief.

(B) Damages in the amount by which any payment demanded, accepted, received, or retained exceeds the maximum allowable rent.

(C) In the court’s discretion, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

(D) Upon a showing that the owner has acted willfully or with oppression, fraud, or malice, damages up to three times the amount by which any payment demanded, accepted, received, or retained exceeds the maximum allowable rent.

(2) The Attorney General, in the name of the people of the State of California, and the city attorney or county counsel in the jurisdiction in which the rental unit is located, in the name of the city or county, may do both of the following:

(A) Enforce the provisions of this section.

(B) Seek injunctive relief based on violations of this section.

(3) In an action pursuant to this subdivision for injunctive relief, it shall be presumed that a tenant suffers irreparable harm through violation of this section.

(4) An action pursuant to this subdivision shall not be brought after the date that is three years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.

(l) Any waiver of the rights under this section shall be void as contrary to public policy.

(m) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the unique circumstances of the current housing crisis require a statewide response to address rent gouging by establishing statewide limitations on gross rental rate increases.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section should apply only for the limited time needed to address the current statewide housing crisis, as described in paragraph (1). This section is not intended to expand or limit the authority of local governments to establish local policies regulating rents consistent with Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 1954.50), nor is it a statement regarding the appropriate, allowable rental rate increase when a local government adopts a policy regulating rent that is otherwise consistent with Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 1954.50).

(3) Nothing in this section authorizes a local government to establish limitations on any rental rate increases not otherwise permissible under Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 1954.50), or affects the existing authority of a local government to adopt or maintain rent controls or price controls consistent with that chapter.

(n) This section shall become operative on April 1, 2024.

(o) This section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. GOV § 53055.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.5 / Section 53055.1
Section 53055.1
Status: in_force

(a) Each cable television operator or video provider shall annually distribute to employees, to each customer, and to the city, county, or city and county in which the cable television operator or video provider furnishes service to customers, a notice describing these customer service standards. New customers shall also be provided with this notice when service is initiated.

(b) The notice given to new customers pursuant to this section shall include, in addition to all of the information described in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 53055, all of the following:

(1) A listing of the services offered by the cable television operator or video provider which clearly describes all levels of service, and including the rates for each level of service, provided that, if the information concerning levels of service and rates is otherwise distributed to new customers upon installation by the cable television operator or video provider, the information need not be included in the notice to new customers required by this section.

(2) The telephone number or numbers through which customers may subscribe to, change, or terminate service, request customer service, or seek general or billing information.

(3) A description of the rights and remedies which the cable television operator or video provider may make available to its customers if the cable television operator or video provider does not materially meet its customer service standards.
Cal. GOV § 54954.6 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 54954.6
Section 54954.6
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Before adopting any new or increased general tax or any new or increased assessment, the legislative body of a local agency shall conduct at least one public meeting at which local officials shall allow public testimony regarding the proposed new or increased general tax or new or increased assessment in addition to the noticed public hearing at which the legislative body proposes to enact or increase the general tax or assessment.

For purposes of this section, the term “new or increased assessment” does not include any of the following:

(A) A fee that does not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the services, facilities, or regulatory activity for which the fee is charged.

(B) A service charge, rate, or charge, unless a special district’s principal act requires the service charge, rate, or charge to conform to the requirements of this section.

(C) An ongoing annual assessment if it is imposed at the same or lower amount as any previous year.

(D) An assessment that does not exceed an assessment formula or range of assessments previously specified in the notice given to the public pursuant to subparagraph (G) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) and that was previously adopted by the agency or approved by the voters in the area where the assessment is imposed.

(E) Standby or immediate availability charges.

(2) The legislative body shall provide at least 45 days’ public notice of the public hearing at which the legislative body proposes to enact or increase the general tax or assessment. The legislative body shall provide notice for the public meeting at the same time and in the same document as the notice for the public hearing, but the meeting shall occur prior to the hearing.

(b) (1) The joint notice of both the public meeting and the public hearing required by subdivision (a) with respect to a proposal for a new or increased general tax shall be accomplished by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in a newspaper of general circulation for three weeks pursuant to Section 6063 and by a first-class mailing to those interested parties who have filed a written request with the local agency for mailed notice of public meetings or hearings on new or increased general taxes. The public meeting pursuant to subdivision (a) shall take place no earlier than 10 days after the first publication of the joint notice pursuant to this subdivision. The public hearing shall take place no earlier than seven days after the public meeting pursuant to this subdivision. Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the joint notice need not include notice of the public meeting after the meeting has taken place. The public hearing pursuant to subdivision (a) shall take place no earlier than 45 days after the first publication of the joint notice pursuant to this subdivision. Any written request for mailed notices shall be effective for one year from the date on which it is filed unless a renewal request is filed. Renewal requests for mailed notices shall be filed on or before April 1 of each year. The legislative body may establish a reasonable annual charge for sending notices based on the estimated cost of providing the service.

(2) The notice required by paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) The amount or rate of the tax. If the tax is proposed to be increased from any previous year, the joint notice shall separately state both the existing tax rate and the proposed tax rate increase.

(B) The activity to be taxed.

(C) The estimated amount of revenue to be raised by the tax annually.

(D) The method and frequency for collecting the tax.

(E) The dates, times, and locations of the public meeting and hearing described in subdivision (a).

(F) The telephone number and address of an individual, office, or organization that interested persons may contact to receive additional information about the tax.

(c) (1) The joint notice of both the public meeting and the public hearing required by subdivision (a) with respect to a proposal for a new or increased assessment on real property or businesses shall be accomplished through a mailing, postage prepaid, in the United States mail and shall be deemed given when so deposited. The public meeting pursuant to subdivision (a) shall take place no earlier than 10 days after the joint mailing pursuant to this subdivision. The public hearing shall take place no earlier than seven days after the public meeting pursuant to this subdivision. The envelope or the cover of the mailing shall include the name of the local agency and the return address of the sender. This mailed notice shall be in at least 10-point type and shall be given to all property owners or business owners proposed to be subject to the new or increased assessment by a mailing by name to those persons whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized county assessment roll, the State Board of Equalization assessment roll, or the local agency’s records pertaining to business ownership, as the case may be.

(2) The joint notice required by paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) In the case of an assessment proposed to be levied on property, the estimated amount of the assessment per parcel. In the case of an assessment proposed to be levied on businesses, the proposed method and basis of levying the assessment in sufficient detail to allow each business owner to calculate the amount of assessment to be levied against each business. If the assessment is proposed to be increased from any previous year, the joint notice shall separately state both the amount of the existing assessment and the proposed assessment increase.

(B) A general description of the purpose or improvements that the assessment will fund.

(C) The address to which property owners may mail a protest against the assessment.

(D) The telephone number and address of an individual, office, or organization that interested persons may contact to receive additional information about the assessment.

(E) A statement that a majority protest will cause the assessment to be abandoned if the assessment act used to levy the assessment so provides. Notice shall also state the percentage of protests required to trigger an election, if applicable.

(F) The dates, times, and locations of the public meeting and hearing described in subdivision (a).

(G) A proposed assessment formula or range as described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) if applicable and that is noticed pursuant to this section.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of an assessment that is proposed exclusively for operation and maintenance expenses imposed throughout the entire local agency, or exclusively for operation and maintenance assessments proposed to be levied on 50,000 parcels or more, notice may be provided pursuant to this subdivision or pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and shall include the estimated amount of the assessment of various types, amounts, or uses of property and the information required by subparagraphs (B) to (G), inclusive, of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of an assessment proposed to be levied pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 2 of the Streets and Highways Code by a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 of, or pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100) of, the Public Resources Code, notice may be provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(d) The notice requirements imposed by this section shall be construed as additional to, and not to supersede, existing provisions of law, and shall be applied concurrently with the existing provisions so as to not delay or prolong the governmental decisionmaking process.

(e) This section shall not apply to any new or increased general tax or any new or increased assessment that requires an election of either of the following:

(1) The property owners subject to the assessment.

(2) The voters within the local agency imposing the tax or assessment.

(f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local agency from holding a consolidated meeting or hearing at which the legislative body discusses multiple tax or assessment proposals.

(g) The local agency may recover the reasonable costs of public meetings, public hearings, and notice required by this section from the proceeds of the tax or assessment. The costs recovered for these purposes, whether recovered pursuant to this subdivision or any other provision of law, shall not exceed the reasonable costs of the public meetings, public hearings, and notice.

(h) Any new or increased assessment that is subject to the notice and hearing provisions of Article XIII C or XIII D of the California Constitution is not subject to the notice and hearing requirements of this section.
Cal. GOV § 53356.1.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 5 / Section 53356.1.5
Section 53356.1.5
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies if delinquent special taxes, together with any penalties, interest, and costs, are collected through the sale of the property by the tax collector pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3691) of Part 6 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(b) If the property is sold for at least the total amount necessary to redeem plus costs, as defined in Section 3698.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the sale of the property shall extinguish the delinquent special taxes, interest, penalties, and costs included in the sale price.

(c) If the property is sold for less than the total amount necessary to redeem plus costs, as defined in Section 3698.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all of the following apply:

(1) The portion of the sales price paid by the tax collector to the local agency on account of the delinquent special taxes shall be credited by the local agency first to the delinquent interest and redemption penalties, and then to the delinquent principal.

(2) The remainder of the delinquent special taxes and redemption penalties, if any, shall remain due and owing.

(3) Redemption penalties shall continue to accrue on the remaining unpaid delinquent special taxes.

(4) The remaining unpaid amount, with penalties, may be added as postjudgment delinquencies to any existing unsatisfied foreclosure judgment against the property, or may be collected in a new foreclosure action filed pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. GOV § 53235.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.4 / Section 53235.1
Section 53235.1
Status: in_force

(a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.

(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.

(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.
Cal. GOV § 53946 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 53946
Section 53946
Status: in_force

As a method of collecting a tax imposed under this article, the taxing agency may make payment of the tax a condition precedent to utilization of riders and hikers’ trails by any stock animal except that evidence of payment of such tax in any other county or district shall fulfill such condition.
Cal. CIV § 886.040 — California Code / Code civ / Division 2 / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 886.040
Section 886.040
Status: in_force

Upon the expiration of record of a recorded contract for sale of real property pursuant to this chapter, the contract has no effect, and does not constitute an encumbrance or cloud, on the title to the real property as against a person other than a party to the contract.
Cal. GOV § 53371.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.7 / Article 1 / Section 53371.3
Section 53371.3
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter:

(a) “Clerk” means the clerk of the legislative body of the city or county in which the district or proposed district is located.

(b) “County” means a county or a city and county.

(c) “District” means a community rehabilitation district created pursuant to this chapter.

(d) “Legislative body” means the city council in the case of a city or the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county.

(e) “Public capital facilities” means publicly owned facilities with a useful life of five years or more and include, but are not limited to, the facilities described in Section 53380.7.

(f) “Rehabilitation” means rehabilitation, renovation, repair, restoration, replacement, enlargement, modernization, or relocation.
Cal. GOV § 53981 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 53981
Section 53981
Status: in_force

It is the Legislature’s intent that local agencies pursue financing, within the limitations, prescribed by Articles XIII A and XIII B of the California Constitution, for required public facilities. In order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state and to effectively plan for future development, it is essential that all public facilities be provided in accordance with the coordinated construction schedule to assure necessary public services to residential, commercial, and industrial developments.
Cal. GOV § 53050 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 53050
Section 53050
Status: in_force

The term “public agency,” as used in this article, means a district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state, but does not include the state or a county, city and county, or city.
Cal. GOV § 53973 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 16 / Section 53973
Section 53973
Status: in_force

The proceedings of any local agency which has, prior to the effective date of this section, adopted by ordinance or resolution, and received voter approval of, a standby or availability charge pursuant to statutes repealed by the act which enacted this section, shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of Section 53978. The local agency may levy such assessment pursuant to the provisions of such ordinance or resolution for all fiscal years following the effective date of this section pursuant to Section 53978.
Cal. GOV § 53340.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 53340.5
Section 53340.5
Status: in_force

If the legislative body of the local agency levying the special taxes is not the legislative body of a county and those special taxes are collected by county officials, the county auditor shall, at the close of each tax collecting period, promptly provide the auditor of the local agency levying the taxes a detailed report showing the amounts of special taxes, interest, and penalties collected for the district and from which property those revenues were collected, identifying any properties which are delinquent and the amount and length of time in arrears, and a statement of the percentage of the taxes retained by the auditor for the expenses incurred in making the collections and the report.
Cal. GOV § 56826.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 56826.5
Section 56826.5
Status: in_force

(a) A proposal for reorganization that includes the consolidation of two or more special districts not formed pursuant to the same principal act shall only be approved by the commission if both the following conditions are met:

(1) The commission is able to designate a successor or successors, or form a new district or districts, authorized by their respective principal acts to deliver all of the services provided by the consolidating districts at the time of consolidation.

(2) The commission makes the determinations specified in subdivision (b) of Section 56881.

(b) If a proposal for reorganization that includes the consolidation of two or more special districts not formed pursuant to the same principal act is initiated by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56375, it shall only be approved if the commission has prepared a study pursuant to Section 56378 or the written statement of determinations specified in subdivision (a) of Section 56430, and all of the following conditions are met:

(1) Each of the services provided by the districts subject to the proposal will be provided by a successor or successors, or by the formation of a new district authorized under a principal act to deliver the services. The commission may designate a successor other than the districts subject to the proposal only if the successor is currently providing the same service provided by one or more of the districts subject to the proposal. The commission shall not designate a city as a successor unless the city contains 70 percent or more of the area of land within one of the districts subject to the proposal, or the combined territory of two or more of the districts subject to the proposal, within its boundaries, and 70 percent or more of the number of registered voters of the district or the combined districts who reside within the boundaries of the city.

(2) The public services costs of the proposal that the commission is authorizing are likely to be less than or substantially similar to the costs of alternative means of providing the service.

(3) The proposal that the commission is approving promotes public access and accountability for community services needs and financial resources.
Cal. GOV § 53206 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 53206
Section 53206
Status: in_force

Any law prohibiting, restricting, or limiting the assignment of or order for wages or salary does not prohibit, restrict, or limit the powers conferred in this article nor the power of officers or employees to authorize and approve payment of charges for health and welfare benefits.

The local agency may pay amounts derived from pay roll deductions permitted by Section 53202 of the Government Code and amounts derived from employer contributions pursuant to Section 53205 of the Government Code directly to the contracting insurers or service organizations, or to the trustees of a fund established to procure health and welfare benefits, or to such other recipients as the contracting insurers, service organizations, and the local agency may designate.
Cal. GOV § 50766 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 4 / Section 50766
Section 50766
Status: in_force

The board may also include in an indenture for the issuance of bonds a clause that no project acquired, constructed or completed from the proceeds of revenue bonds shall be used without charge therefor or be furnished free of charge to any person, including the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, or any public corporation or individual, other than employees of the board or of another public body actually engaged in rendering service to the board in connection with the project.
Cal. GOV § 53398.31 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.9 / Article 3 / Section 53398.31
Section 53398.31
Status: in_force

All costs incurred by a county in connection with the division of taxes pursuant to Section 53398.30 for a district shall be paid by that district.
Cal. GOV § 55805 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 55805
Section 55805
Status: in_force

(a) A resolution providing for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter shall state all of the following:

(1) The purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, which may include all costs and estimated costs incidental to, or connected with, the accomplishment of those purposes, including without limitation, engineering, inspection, legal, fiscal agents, financial consultant and other fees, bond and other reserve funds, working capital, bond interest estimated to accrue during the construction period and for a period not to exceed three years thereafter, and expenses of all proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of the bonds.

(2) The estimated costs of accomplishing those purposes.

(3) The amount of the principal of the indebtedness.

(4) The maximum term the bonds proposed to be issued shall run before maturity, which shall not be beyond the date of termination of the imposition of the retail transactions and use tax.

(5) The maximum rate of interest to be paid, which shall not exceed the maximum rate allowed by Section 53531, payable at intervals determined by the authority.

(6) The denomination or denominations of the bonds, which shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(7) The form of the bonds, including, without limitation, registered bonds and coupon bonds, to the extent permitted by federal law, and the form of any coupons to be attached thereto, the registration, conversion, and exchange privileges, if any, pertaining thereto, and the time when all, or any part, of the principal becomes due and payable.

(b) The resolution may also contain any other matters authorized by this chapter or any other law.
Cal. GOV § 50667.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50667.5
Section 50667.5
Status: in_force

The legislative body may provide for the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the local agency’s breach of any covenants, conditions, or obligations.
Cal. GOV § 50303 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 50303
Section 50303
Status: in_force

A local agency shall not receive any charge in excess of a reasonable charge for the sale, leasing, licensing, or other use or disposition of its real property. A local agency which receives in excess of a reasonable charge shall repay the amount of the excess, with interest from the date of collection, to the person from whom the excess was received.

This section does not apply to the sale of property when all of the following conditions exist:

(a) The property is not occupied by a lawful tenant of the local agency.

(b) Improvements have not been lawfully constructed or installed and maintained.

(c) The property is sold to the highest bidder upon a call for bids.
Cal. GOV § 51935 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 51935
Section 51935
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the completion of the canvass, the legislative body of the county shall declare the results and cause a record to be entered upon its minutes, stating the proposition or propositions submitted, the number of votes cast, and the number of votes cast for and against reorganization and the adoption of the charter and on each separately stated proposition. The votes cast for and against each question in each city shall also be stated.
Cal. CIV § 1954.05 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1954.05
Section 1954.05
Status: in_force

In any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, as defined in Section 493.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the assignee shall have the right to occupy, for a period of up to 90 days after the date of the assignment, any business premises held under a lease by the assignor upon payment when due of the monthly rental reserved in the lease for the period of such occupancy, notwithstanding any provision in the lease, whether heretofore or hereafter entered into, for the termination thereof upon the making of the assignment or the insolvency of the lessee or other condition relating to the financial condition of the lessee. This section shall be construed as establishing the reasonable rental value of the premises recoverable by a landlord upon a holding-over by the tenant upon the termination of a lease under the circumstances specified herein.
Cal. GOV § 50574 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 50574
Section 50574
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Designated qualified opportunity zone” means a qualified opportunity zone, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 1400Z-1 of Title 26 of the United States Code, that has received a designation pursuant to that section.

(2) “Qualified opportunity zone business property” has the same meaning as defined in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 1400Z-2 of Title 26 of the United States Code.

(3) “Qualified opportunity zone fund” has the same meaning as defined in subsection (d) of Section 1400Z-2 of Title 26 of the United States Code.

(b) (1) A city or county shall require a qualified opportunity zone fund to provide all of the following as part of any transaction for the sale or lease to a qualified opportunity zone fund for use as a qualified opportunity zone business property of property owned by the city or county that is located within a designated qualified opportunity zone:

(A) A timeline for completion of the investment activity on the property.

(B) An estimation of the number of jobs that will be created as a result of the investment activity on the property.

(C) A summary of local workforce utilization strategies that will be employed as part of the investment activity on the property.

(2) A qualified opportunity zone fund shall provide the information required by paragraph (1) as part of its request for the sale or lease of property owned by the city or county.

(3) A city or county shall not sell or lease property to a qualified opportunity zone fund unless the qualified opportunity zone fund has submitted the information required by paragraph (1).

(c) The information required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall be posted on the city or county’s Internet Web site.
Cal. CIV § 1946.5 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1946.5
Section 1946.5
Status: in_force

(a) The hiring of a room by a lodger on a periodic basis within a dwelling unit occupied by the owner may be terminated by either party giving written notice to the other of his or her intention to terminate the hiring, at least as long before the expiration of the term of the hiring as specified in Section 1946. The notice shall be given in a manner prescribed in Section 1162 of the Code of Civil Procedure or by certified or registered mail, restricted delivery, to the other party, with a return receipt requested.

(b) Upon expiration of the notice period provided in the notice of termination given pursuant to subdivision (a), any right of the lodger to remain in the dwelling unit or any part thereof is terminated by operation of law. The lodger’s removal from the premises may thereafter be effected pursuant to the provisions of Section 602.3 of the Penal Code or other applicable provisions of law.

(c) As used in this section, “lodger” means a person contracting with the owner of a dwelling unit for a room or room and board within the dwelling unit personally occupied by the owner, where the owner retains a right of access to all areas of the dwelling unit occupied by the lodger and has overall control of the dwelling unit.

(d) This section applies only to owner-occupied dwellings where a single lodger resides. Nothing in this section shall be construed to determine or affect in any way the rights of persons residing as lodgers in an owner-occupied dwelling where more than one lodger resides.
Cal. GOV § 50485.7 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6.5 / Section 50485.7
Section 50485.7
Status: in_force

All airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall be reasonable and none shall impose any requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. In determining what regulations it may adopt, each city or county shall consider, among other things, the character of the flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport, the nature of the terrain within the airport hazard area, the character of the neighborhood, and the uses to which the property to be zoned is put and adaptable.
Cal. GOV § 57325 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 57325
Section 57325
Status: in_force

On and after the effective date of an annexation, the territory annexed to a city or district, all inhabitants of that territory, and all persons entitled to vote by reason of residing or owning land within that territory shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the city or district and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall have the same rights and duties as if the territory had been a part of the city or district upon its original incorporation or formation.
Cal. GOV § 54309 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 54309
Section 54309
Status: in_force

“Enterprise” means a revenue-producing improvement, building, system, plant, works, facilities, or undertaking used for or useful for any of the following purposes:

(a) The obtaining, conserving, treating and supplying of water for domestic use, irrigation, sanitation, industrial use, fire protection, recreation, or any other public or private uses.

(b) The collection, treatment or disposal of garbage or refuse matter.

(c) The collection, treatment or disposal of sewage, waste or storm water, including drainage.

(d) The providing of public parking lots, garages, or other automotive or vehicular parking facilities, including any and all public offstreet vehicular parking facilities.

(e) The providing of public transportation by means of a ferry or ferry system.

(f) The providing of public airports and facilities appurtenant thereto.

(g) The providing of harbors, including without limitation public small boat harbors, and facilities and improvements in connection therewith.

(h) The providing of hospitals and facilities appurtenant thereto.

(i) The providing of public golf courses, and facilities and improvements in connection therewith.

(j) The generation, production, or transmission of electric energy for lighting, heating, and power for public or private uses.
Cal. GOV § 57128 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 57128
Section 57128
Status: in_force

Where any special election or elections are called upon the question of confirmation of an order for a reorganization and the areas within which the election or elections are called contain overlapping territory of two or more cities or districts, within all of the overlapping territory the election precincts, polling places, voting booths, and ballot boxes shall, in every case, be the same and there shall be only one precinct board or set of election officers for each precinct.
Cal. CIV § 1954.091 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1954.091
Section 1954.091
Status: in_force

(a) Section 310.3 of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 301.1) of Part 2 of Title 24 (the California Building Standards Code) of the California Code of Regulations shall not be interpreted to restrict the duration of occupancy for shelter program participants.

(b) (1) This chapter shall not be interpreted to either confer or deny any tenant rights or protections for persons who hire pursuant to Section 1940, or any rights that the tenant may otherwise be entitled to under any applicable federal, state, or local law.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a shelter program participant of a shelter program that complies with the requirements described in Section 1954.09 shall be entitled to all of the following:

(A) A shelter program participant’s continued occupancy in a motel or hotel does not constitute a new tenancy.

(B) A shelter program participant shall not be considered a person who hires pursuant to Section 1940 for the purposes of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(C) Receipt of a written termination policy.

(D) Disclosure of a termination notice procedure.

(E) Thirty days’ notice prior to termination, except as described in Section 1954.09.

(F) Right to appeal termination pursuant to the grievance policy required by Section 1954.09.
Cal. GOV § 53753 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4.6 / Section 53753
Section 53753
Status: in_force

(a) The notice, protest, and hearing requirements imposed by this section supersede any statutory provisions applicable to the levy of a new or increased assessment that is in existence on the effective date of this section, whether or not that provision is in conflict with this article. Any agency that complies with the notice, protest, and hearing requirements of this section shall not be required to comply with any other statutory notice, protest, and hearing requirements that would otherwise be applicable to the levy of a new or increased assessment, with the exception of Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 3100) of the Streets and Highways Code. If the requirements of that division apply to the levy of a new or increased assessment, the levying agency shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing requirements imposed by this section as well as with the requirements of that division.

(b) Prior to levying a new or increased assessment, or an existing assessment that is subject to the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, an agency shall give notice by mail to the record owner of each identified parcel. Each notice shall include the total amount of the proposed assessment chargeable to the entire district, the amount chargeable to the record owner’s parcel, the duration of the payments, the reason for the assessment and the basis upon which the amount of the proposed assessment was calculated, and the date, time, and location of a public hearing on the proposed assessment. Each notice shall also include, in a conspicuous place thereon, a summary of the procedures for the completion, return, and tabulation of the assessment ballots required pursuant to subdivision (c), including a statement that the assessment shall not be imposed if the ballots submitted in opposition to the assessment exceed the ballots submitted in favor of the assessment, with ballots weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property. An agency shall give notice by mail at least 45 days prior to the date of the public hearing upon the proposed assessment. On the face of the envelope mailed to the record owner, in which the notice and ballot are enclosed, there shall appear in substantially the following form in no smaller than 16-point bold type: “OFFICIAL BALLOT ENCLOSED.” An agency may additionally place the phrase “OFFICIAL BALLOT ENCLOSED” on the face of the envelope mailed to the record owner, in which the notice and ballot are enclosed, in a language or languages other than English.

(c) Each notice given pursuant to subdivision (b) shall contain an assessment ballot that includes the agency’s address for receipt of the ballot and a place where the person returning the assessment ballot may indicate the person’s name, a reasonable identification of the parcel, and the person’s support or opposition to the proposed assessment. Each assessment ballot shall be in a form that conceals its contents once it is sealed by the person submitting the assessment ballot. Each assessment ballot shall be signed and either mailed or otherwise delivered to the address indicated on the assessment ballot. Regardless of the method of delivery, all assessment ballots shall be received at the address indicated, or the site of the public testimony, in order to be included in the tabulation of a majority protest pursuant to subdivision (e). Assessment ballots shall remain sealed until the tabulation of ballots pursuant to subdivision (e) commences, provided that an assessment ballot may be submitted, or changed, or withdrawn by the person who submitted the ballot prior to the conclusion of the public testimony on the proposed assessment at the hearing required pursuant to subdivision (d). An agency may provide an envelope for the return of the assessment ballot, provided that if the return envelope is opened by the agency prior to the tabulation of ballots pursuant to subdivision (e), the enclosed assessment ballot shall remain sealed as provided in this section.

(d) At the time, date, and place stated in the notice mailed pursuant to subdivision (b), the agency shall conduct a public hearing upon the proposed assessment. At the public hearing, the agency shall consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed assessment. At the public hearing, any person shall be permitted to present written or oral testimony. The public hearing may be continued from time to time.

(e) (1) At the conclusion of the public hearing conducted pursuant to subdivision (d), an impartial person designated by the agency who does not have a vested interest in the outcome of the proposed assessment shall tabulate the assessment ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in support of or opposition to the proposed assessment. For the purposes of this section, an impartial person includes, but is not limited to, the clerk of the agency. If the agency uses agency personnel for the ballot tabulation, or if the agency contracts with a vendor for the ballot tabulation and the vendor or its affiliates participated in the research, design, engineering, public education, or promotion of the assessment, the ballots shall be unsealed and tabulated in public view at the conclusion of the hearing so as to permit all interested persons to meaningfully monitor the accuracy of the tabulation process.

(2) The governing body of the agency may, if necessary, continue the tabulation at a different time or location accessible to the public, provided the governing body announces the time and location at the hearing. The impartial person may use technological methods of tabulating the assessment ballots, including, but not limited to, punchcard or optically readable (bar-coded) assessment ballots. During and after the tabulation, the assessment ballots and the information used to determine the weight of each ballot shall be treated as disclosable public records, as defined in Section 7920.530, and equally available for inspection by the proponents and the opponents of the proposed assessment. The ballots shall be preserved for a minimum of two years, after which they may be destroyed as provided in Sections 26202, 34090, and 60201.

(3) In the event that more than one of the record owners of an identified parcel submits an assessment ballot, the amount of the proposed assessment to be imposed upon the identified parcel shall be allocated to each ballot submitted in proportion to the respective record ownership interests or, if the ownership interests are not shown on the record, as established to the satisfaction of the agency by documentation provided by those record owners.

(4) A majority protest exists if the assessment ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in opposition to the proposed assessment exceed the assessment ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in its favor, weighting those assessment ballots by the amount of the proposed assessment to be imposed upon the identified parcel for which each assessment ballot was submitted.

(5) If there is a majority protest against the imposition of a new assessment, or the extension of an existing assessment, or an increase in an existing assessment, the agency shall not impose, extend, or increase the assessment.

(6) The majority protest proceedings described in this subdivision shall not constitute an election or voting for purposes of Article II of the California Constitution or of the Elections Code.
Cal. GOV § 56020.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56020.5
Section 56020.5
Status: in_force

“Certificate of completion” means the document prepared by the executive officer and recorded with the county recorder that confirms the final successful completion of a change of organization or reorganization.
Cal. GOV § 53381 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.7 / Article 4 / Section 53381
Section 53381
Status: in_force

A district may expand the capacity of existing public capital facilities, replace existing public capital facilities with alternative technologies that perform similar functions, reroute or relocate public capital facilities, or construct new public capital facilities which comprise a component of a program to rehabilitate the public works of the district or to rehabilitate any related system of public works within the district or contribute to the cost of any project authorized by this section.
Cal. GOV § 54239.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 8.5 / Section 54239.1
Section 54239.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 54237, after a surplus residential property located within the City of Los Angeles is offered for sale pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 54237, the surplus residential property shall be offered for sale in accordance with the following priorities and procedures:

(a) After the surplus residential property is offered for sale pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 54237 these properties shall then be offered at fair market value to present tenants who have occupied the property for five years or more and who are in good standing with all rent obligations current and paid in full, with first right of occupancy to the present tenants.

(b) (1) After the surplus residential property is offered for sale pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 54237 and subdivision (a) of this section, and if the property is a historic home, the property shall be offered to the city in which the property is located or to a nonprofit entity dedicated to rehabilitating and maintaining the historic home for public and community access and use subject to the following:

(A) The property shall be offered at a reasonable price, which is best suited to economically feasible use of the property as a historic home for public and community access and use.

(B) The sales price in no case shall be less than the price paid by the Department of Transportation unless the acquisition price was greater than current fair market value and shall not be greater than fair market value. Subject to the foregoing, the price shall be set at the level necessary to rehabilitate and maintain the historic home for public and community access and use.

(C) Surplus residential property sold pursuant to this subdivision shall be sold in its existing “as is” condition.

(D) The selling agency shall impose terms, conditions, and restrictions as will ensure that the historic home will remain available for public and community access and use. The purchaser shall comply with monitoring requirements, as determined by the Department of Transportation or the monitoring entity.

(E) The Department of Transportation may designate in regulations to, or delegate by agreement to, a public agency to monitor the purchasers’ compliance with the terms, conditions, and restrictions required by this subdivision. The monitoring entity may charge the property owner a fee to recover the cost of this monitoring.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “historic home” means single-family surplus residential property that is listed on, or for which an application has been filed for listing on, at least one of the following by January 1, 2015:

(A) The California Register of Historical Resources, as established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 5020) of Chapter 1 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code.

(B) The National Register of Historic Places, as established pursuant to Chapter 3021 of Title 54 of the United States Code.

(C) The National Register of Historic Places, as previously established pursuant to the federal National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. Sec. 300101 et seq.).

(c) After the surplus residential property is offered for sale pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 54237 and subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, the surplus residential property shall be offered to a housing-related entity as follows:

(1) The sales price shall be the price paid by the Department of Transportation for original acquisition. The original acquisition price shall not be adjusted for inflation.

(2) Surplus residential property sold pursuant to this subdivision shall be sold in its existing “as is” condition.

(3) The surplus residential property shall be subject to a covenant recorded against the property to ensure its use as affordable housing pursuant to this paragraph.

(A) In the event that the surplus residential property is sold prior to the expiration of the covenant, the covenant shall remain in effect until the time at which it expires according to the provisions of this paragraph.

(B) Any housing-related entity purchaser shall comply with monitoring requirements, as determined by the Department of Transportation or the monitoring entity.

(C) For Each surplus residential property purchased under this subdivision, the housing-related entity shall cause the property to be used for either of the following:

(i) Low- or moderate-income rental housing for a term of at least 55 years. The purchase and operation of the property shall remain available and affordable for rental by lower income and moderate-income households, as defined by Sections 50079.5 and 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code, respectively, for a term no shorter than 55 years.

In the event the housing-related entity is no longer able to provide affordable housing on the property, the housing-related entity shall either sell the property to a successor housing-related entity that will maintain the property and the operations in compliance with the covenant or transfer the title to the city in which the property is located, which shall subsequently transfer the title and operations to a successor housing-related entity that will maintain the property and the operations in compliance with the covenant. The housing-related entity shall provide first right of occupancy to the present tenants. The rental amount shall be in accordance with income certification if the current tenants qualify as low or moderate income. If the current tenant’s income exceeds the limits for that level, the rent for that tenant shall be no less than the current rent, or adjusted no higher than current market rates for the ZIP Code in which the surplus residential property is located. The housing-related entity shall cause any additional new units added to the property to be used only for low- or moderate-income rental housing and the new units shall remain available and affordable for rental by lower income and moderate-income households, as defined by Sections 50052.5 and 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, during the covenant period.

(ii) If the surplus residential property is a single-family residence, it may be used for owner-occupied affordable housing for a term of at least 45 years. The housing-related entity shall sell the property to a person or family of low or moderate income for ownership and occupancy as affordable housing, as defined in Section 62250, and specifically as the primary residence of that buyer. The housing-related entity shall dedicate profits realized from the sale during the covenant period, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 54237.7, to the construction of affordable housing within the 90032 postal ZIP Code. The housing-related entity shall provide first right of refusal to present tenants if they are a person or family of low or moderate income. All subsequent sales of the property during the covenant period shall be to a person or family of low or moderate income for ownership and occupancy as affordable housing, as defined in Section 62250. The property owner shall cause any additional new units added to the property to be used only for low or moderate income rental housing and the new units shall remain available and affordable for rental by lower income and moderate income households, as defined by Sections 50052.5 and 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, during the covenant period. The monitoring entity shall ensure that subsequent sales are made in compliance with this paragraph by conducting and certifying the income qualifications of the buyer(s) prior to purchase and sales contracts being consummated and prior to the opening of escrow.

(4) The City of Los Angeles shall monitor compliance with the covenant required by this subdivision.

(A) The City of Los Angeles shall prepare and submit to the Legislature reports that describe how the purchasers complied with this subdivision and how they were monitored for compliance. The first report shall be submitted five years after the first property is sold pursuant to this subdivision, and subsequent reports shall be submitted every five years thereafter until the last covenant expires. A report to be submitted pursuant to this subparagraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.

(B) The City of Los Angeles may charge the property owner a fee to recover the cost of this monitoring and reporting.

(d) After the surplus residential property is offered for sale pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 54237 and subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section, the property shall be offered in accordance with the priorities and procedures specified in subdivision (e) of Section 54237.
Cal. GOV § 51299.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 51299.3
Section 51299.3
Status: in_force

A city or special district may pay to the city or county, or city and county, an amount equal to the amount of ad valorem property tax revenue allocated to that city or special district, but not the actual allocation, derived from the taxation of that portion of the total assessed value of that real property that is in excess of the property’s valuation at the time of the proponent’s initial request for funding, for the purpose of subsidizing the affordable housing units required pursuant to Article 11.5 (commencing with Section 65658) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7.
Cal. CIV § 883.210 — California Code / Code civ / Division 2 / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 883.210
Section 883.210
Status: in_force

The owner of real property subject to a mineral right may bring an action to terminate the mineral right pursuant to this article if the mineral right is dormant.
Cal. CIV § 1944 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1944
Section 1944
Status: in_force

A hiring of lodgings or a dwelling house for an unspecified term is presumed to have been made for such length of time as the parties adopt for the estimation of the rent. Thus a hiring at a monthly rate of rent is presumed to be for one month. In the absence of any agreement respecting the length of time or the rent, the hiring is presumed to be monthly.
Cal. CCP § 415.20 — California Code / Code ccp / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 415.20
Section 415.20
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 563, Sec. 4.   (AB 747)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 5 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 563.]
(a) In lieu of personal delivery of a copy of the summons and complaint to the person to be served as specified in Section 416.10, 416.20, 416.30, 416.40, or 416.50, a summons may be served by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint during usual office hours in the person’s office or, if no physical address is known, at the person’s usual mailing address, other than a United States Postal Service post office box, with the person who is apparently in charge thereof, and by thereafter mailing a copy of the summons and complaint by first-class mail, postage prepaid to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the summons and complaint were left. When service is effected by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at a mailing address, it shall be left with a person at least 18 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents thereof. Service of a summons in this manner is deemed complete on the 10th day after the mailing.

(b) If a copy of the summons and complaint cannot with reasonable diligence be personally delivered to the person to be served, as specified in Section 416.60, 416.70, 416.80, or 416.90, a summons may be served by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at the person’s dwelling house, usual place of abode, usual place of business, or usual mailing address other than a United States Postal Service post office box, in the presence of a competent member of the household or a person apparently in charge of their office, place of business, or usual mailing address other than a United States Postal Service post office box, at least 18 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents thereof, and by thereafter mailing a copy of the summons and of the complaint by first-class mail, postage prepaid to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the summons and complaint were left. Service of a summons in this manner is deemed complete on the 10th day after the mailing.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), if the only address reasonably known for the person to be served is a private mailbox obtained through a commercial mail receiving agency, service of process may be effected on the first delivery attempt by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint with the commercial mail receiving agency in the manner described in subdivision (d) of Section 17538.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 563, Sec. 5.   (AB 747)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.]
(a) In lieu of personal delivery of a copy of the summons and complaint to the person to be served as specified in Section 416.10, 416.20, 416.30, 416.40, or 416.50, a summons may be served by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint during usual office hours in the person’s office or, if no physical address is known, at the person’s usual mailing address, other than a United States Postal Service post office box, with the person who is apparently in charge thereof, and by thereafter mailing a copy of the summons and complaint by United States Postal Service first-class mail, Priority Mail with tracking, or Certified Mail with return receipt requested, with postage prepaid, to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the summons and complaint were left. When service is effected by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at a mailing address, it shall be left with a person at least 18 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents thereof. Service of a summons in this manner is deemed complete on the 10th day after the mailing.

(b) (1) If a copy of the summons and complaint cannot with reasonable diligence be personally delivered to the person to be served, as specified in Section 416.60, 416.70, 416.80, or 416.90, a summons may be served by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at the person’s dwelling house, usual place of abode, usual place of business, or usual mailing address other than a United States Postal Service post office box, in the presence of a competent member of the household or a person apparently in charge of their office, place of business, or usual mailing address other than a United States Postal Service post office box, at least 18 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents thereof, and by thereafter mailing a copy of the summons and of the complaint by United States Postal Service first-class mail, Priority Mail with tracking, or Certified Mail with return receipt requested, with postage prepaid, to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the summons and complaint were left. Service of a summons in this manner is deemed complete on the 10th day after the mailing.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, a party shows reasonable diligence by attempting personal delivery of the summons and complaint, in good faith, on at least three occasions on three different days at three different times.

(3) In an action to collect “consumer debt,” as defined in Section 1788.2 of the Civil Code, at least one of the service attempts shall be made at the dwelling place or usual place of abode of the person to be served, provided that the dwelling place or usual place of abode is known or could be determined with reasonable effort.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), if the only address reasonably known for the person to be served is a private mailbox obtained through a commercial mail receiving agency, service of process may be effected on the first delivery attempt by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint with the commercial mail receiving agency in the manner described in subdivision (d) of Section 17538.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(d) This section does not affect the provisions of Section 6206 of the Government Code.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Cal. GOV § 51064 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 51064
Section 51064
Status: in_force

Lands subject to the grant of an open-space easement executed and accepted in accordance with this chapter shall be deemed to be enforceably restricted within the meaning of Section 8 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of California.
Cal. GOV § 57303 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 57303
Section 57303
Status: in_force

If no determination is made pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 56886, the principal amount of bonded indebtedness which may be incurred or assumed by any city, county, or district, under any statute or charter provision imposing a limitation on bonded indebtedness, shall not be affected by any change of organization or reorganization.
Cal. GOV § 50613 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 50613
Section 50613
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the annual special assessments shall be paid to the treasurer of the local agency, who shall place the proceeds in a special fund to the credit of the district and payment shall be made out of the special fund only for the purposes provided for in this chapter for the district. To expedite any maintenance work, the legislative body may at any time transfer into the special fund, out of any money in the general fund, such sums as it may deem necessary, and the sums so transferred shall be deemed as a loan to the special fund, and shall be repaid out of the proceeds of the assessments provided for in this chapter.

If a district is organized in any year too late for the levy of a special assessment in that year or in the next ensuing year, the legislative body is hereby authorized to transfer funds out of the general fund of the local agency to the special fund of the district to be used for the payment of the expenses of the district until such time as special assessment receipts are available therefor. The legislative body shall include in the levy of the special assessment for the district for the first fiscal year in which the assessment may be levied or in ensuing years, a sum sufficient to repay the local agency the amount so transferred to the district for the portion or portions of the preceding fiscal year or years for which no levy of assessment was made for that purpose. The amount so transferred shall be repaid into the general fund of the local agency from the district fund out of the first available receipts from the assessment levied or as determined by the legislative body.
Cal. GOV § 53431 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 53431
Section 53431
Status: in_force

When a bond of a local agency is mutilated or defaced the legislative body shall issue a duplicate if all of the following conditions exist:

(a) It appears by clear and unequivocal proof that the bond is so mutilated or defaced as to impair its value to the owner.

(b) There is no bad faith on the part of the owner.

(c) The bond is identifiable by number and description.

(d) The regulations, including restrictions as to time and retention for security or otherwise, prescribed by the legislative body are met.
Cal. GOV § 53216 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.5 / Section 53216
Section 53216
Status: in_force

The legislative body of a local agency may establish a pension trust funded by individual life insurance contracts, individual annuities, group policies of life insurance, or group annuities, or any one or combination of them, or by any other investment authorized by this article for the benefit of its officers and employees.

The legislative body of a local agency may make participation in any plan under such pension trust optional with the officers and employees of the local agency or it may make participation in such pension trust plan compulsory for the officers and employees of such agency.

Officers and employees who participate in such pension trust plan, whether it is optional or compulsory, shall have their plan contributions deducted from their compensation.
Cal. GOV § 51205 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 51205
Section 51205
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, land devoted to recreational use or land within a scenic highway corridor, a wildlife habitat area, a saltpond, a managed wetland area, or a submerged area may be included within an agricultural preserve pursuant to this chapter. When such land is included within an agricultural preserve, the city or county within which it is situated may contract with the owner for the purpose of restricting the land to recreational or open space use and uses compatible therewith in the same manner as provided in this chapter for land devoted to agricultural use. For purposes of this section, where the term “agricultural land” is used in this chapter, it shall be deemed to include land devoted to recreational use and land within a scenic highway corridor, a wildlife habitat area, a saltpond, a managed wetland area, or a submerged area, and where the term “agricultural use” is used in this chapter, it shall be deemed to include recreational and open space use.
Cal. PEN § 969a — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 969a
Section 969a
Status: in_force

Whenever it shall be discovered that a pending indictment or information does not charge all prior felonies of which the defendant has been convicted either in this State or elsewhere, said indictment or information may be forthwith amended to charge such prior conviction or convictions, and if such amendment is made it shall be made upon order of the court, and no action of the grand jury (in the case of an indictment) shall be necessary. Defendant shall promptly be rearraigned on such information or indictment as amended and be required to plead thereto.