Cal. GOV § 53369.15 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.6 / Article 2 / Section 53369.15
Section 53369.15
Status: in_force

The infrastructure financing plan shall be sent to each owner of land within the proposed district and to each affected taxing entity together with any report required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) that pertains to the proposed facilities or the proposed development project for which the facilities are needed, and shall be made available for public inspection. The report shall also be sent to the planning commission and the legislative body.
Cal. GOV § 53363 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 5 / Section 53363
Section 53363
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the legislative body may issue refunding bonds without repeating any of the procedures required for the approval of the original bond issue, if the legislative body determines that it would be prudent in the management of its fiscal affairs to issue the refunding bonds.
Cal. GOV § 53339.2 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3.5 / Section 53339.2
Section 53339.2
Status: in_force

If the legislative body of the local agency that created a community facilities district determines that public convenience and necessity require that territory be added to the existing community facilities district, or if the voters residing within certain territory or landowners request the legislative body to include territory within the district, the legislative body may adopt a resolution of intention to annex the territory or to provide for future annexation of the territory.
Cal. CCP § 1210 — California Code / Code ccp / Part 3 / Title 5 / Section 1210
Section 1210
Status: in_force

Every person dispossessed or ejected from any real property by the judgment or process of any court of competent jurisdiction, who, not having right so to do, reenters into or upon or takes possession of the real property, or induces or procures any person not having right so to do, or aids or abets such a person therein, is guilty of a contempt of the court by which the judgment was rendered or from which the process issued. Upon a conviction for contempt the court must immediately issue an alias process, directed to the proper officer, and requiring the officer to restore possession to the party entitled under the original judgment or process, or to the party’s lessee, grantee, or successor in interest. No appeal from the order directing the issuance of an alias writ of possession stays the execution of the writ, unless an undertaking is executed on the part of the appellant to the effect that the appellant will not commit or suffer to be committed any waste on the property, and if the order is affirmed, or the appeal dismissed, the appellant will pay the value of the use and occupation of the property from the time of the unlawful reentry until the delivery of the possession of the property, pursuant to the judgment or order, not exceeding a sum to be fixed by the judge of the court by which the order for the alias writ was made.
Cal. CCP § 411.35 — California Code / Code ccp / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 411.35
Section 411.35
Status: in_force

(a) In every action, including a cross-complaint for damages or indemnity, arising out of the professional negligence of a person holding a valid architect’s certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, or of a person holding a valid registration as a professional engineer issued pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, or a person holding a valid land surveyor’s license issued pursuant to Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code on or before the date of service of the complaint or cross-complaint on any defendant or cross-defendant, the attorney for the plaintiff or cross-complainant shall file and serve the certificate specified by subdivision (b).

(b) A certificate shall be executed by the attorney for the plaintiff or cross-complainant declaring one of the following:

(1) That the attorney has reviewed the facts of the case, that the attorney has consulted with and received an opinion from at least one architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor who is licensed to practice and practices in this state or any other state, or who teaches at an accredited college or university and is licensed to practice in this state or any other state, in the same discipline as the defendant or cross-defendant and who the attorney reasonably believes is knowledgeable in the relevant issues involved in the particular action, and that the attorney has concluded on the basis of this review and consultation that there is reasonable and meritorious cause for the filing of this action. The person consulted may not be a party to the litigation. The person consulted shall render his or her opinion that the named defendant or cross-defendant was negligent or was not negligent in the performance of the applicable professional services.

(2) That the attorney was unable to obtain the consultation required by paragraph (1) because a statute of limitations would impair the action and that the certificate required by paragraph (1) could not be obtained before the impairment of the action. If a certificate is executed pursuant to this paragraph, the certificate required by paragraph (1) shall be filed within 60 days after filing the complaint.

(3) That the attorney was unable to obtain the consultation required by paragraph (1) because the attorney had made three separate good faith attempts with three separate architects, professional engineers, or land surveyors to obtain this consultation and none of those contacted would agree to the consultation.

(c) Where a certificate is required pursuant to this section, only one certificate shall be filed, notwithstanding that multiple defendants have been named in the complaint or may be named at a later time.

(d) Where the attorney intends to rely solely on the doctrine of “res ipsa loquitur,” as defined in Section 646 of the Evidence Code, or exclusively on a failure to inform of the consequences of a procedure, or both, this section shall be inapplicable. The attorney shall certify upon filing of the complaint that the attorney is solely relying on the doctrines of “res ipsa loquitur” or failure to inform of the consequences of a procedure or both, and for that reason is not filing a certificate required by this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, and subject to Section 912 of the Evidence Code, an attorney who submits a certificate as required by paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) has a privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of the architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor consulted and the contents of the consultation. The privilege shall also be held by the architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor so consulted. If, however, the attorney makes a claim under paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) that he or she was unable to obtain the required consultation with the architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor, the court may require the attorney to divulge the names of architects, professional engineers, or land surveyors refusing the consultation.

(f) A violation of this section may constitute unprofessional conduct and be grounds for discipline against the attorney, except that the failure to file the certificate required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), within 60 days after filing the complaint and certificate provided for by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), shall not be grounds for discipline against the attorney.

(g) The failure to file a certificate in accordance with this section shall be grounds for a demurrer pursuant to Section 430.10 or a motion to strike pursuant to Section 435.

(h) Upon the favorable conclusion of the litigation with respect to any party for whom a certificate of merit was filed or for whom a certificate of merit should have been filed pursuant to this section, the trial court may, upon the motion of a party or upon the court’s own motion, verify compliance with this section, by requiring the attorney for the plaintiff or cross-complainant who was required by subdivision (b) to execute the certificate to reveal the name, address, and telephone number of the person or persons consulted with pursuant to subdivision (b) that were relied upon by the attorney in preparation of the certificate of merit. The name, address, and telephone number shall be disclosed to the trial judge in an in-camera proceeding at which the moving party shall not be present. If the trial judge finds there has been a failure to comply with this section, the court may order a party, a party’s attorney, or both, to pay any reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by another party as a result of the failure to comply with this section.

(i) For purposes of this section, “action” includes a complaint or cross-complaint for equitable indemnity arising out of the rendition of professional services whether or not the complaint or cross-complaint specifically asserts or utilizes the terms “professional negligence” or “negligence.”
Cal. GOV § 50732 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 50732
Section 50732
Status: in_force

An indenture may include a clause prescribing a procedure by which the terms and conditions of the indenture may be subsequently amended or modified with the consent of the board and the vote or written assent of the holders of a specified principal amount of the bonds issued and outstanding. Such clause may provide for meetings of bondholders and for the manner in which the consent of the bondholders may be given. The clause shall specifically state the effect of such amendment or modification upon the rights of the holders of all of the bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto, whether attached thereto or detached therefrom.

With respect to any clause providing for the modification or amendment of an indenture, the board may agree that bonds held by the board, by any department, political subdivision or agency of the State of California, or by any public corporation, municipality, district or political subdivision shall not be counted as outstanding bonds, or be entitled to vote or assent but shall nevertheless, be subject to any such modification or amendment.
Cal. GOV § 53201 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 53201
Section 53201
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative body of a local agency, subject to conditions as may be established by it, may provide for any health and welfare benefits for the benefit of its officers, employees, retired employees, and retired members of the legislative body, as provided in subdivision (b), who elect to accept the benefits and who authorize the local agency to deduct the premiums, dues, or other charges from their compensation, to the extent that the charges are not covered by payments from funds under the jurisdiction of the local agency as permitted by Section 53205.

(b) The legislative body of a local agency may also provide for the continuation of any health and welfare benefits for the benefit of former elective members of the legislative body who (1) served in office after January 1, 1981, and whose total service at the time of termination is not less than 12 years, or (2) have completed one or more terms of office, but less than 12 years, and who agree to and do pay the full costs of the health and welfare benefits.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative body of a local agency that provided benefits pursuant to subdivision (b) to former elective members of the legislative body January 1, 1995, shall not provide those benefits to any person first elected to a term of office that begins on or after January 1, 1995, unless the recipient participates on a self-pay basis, as provided in subdivision (b).

(2) A legislative body of a local agency that did not provide benefits pursuant to subdivision (b) to former elective members of the legislative body before January 1, 1994, shall not provide those benefits to former elective members of the legislative body after January 1, 1994, unless the recipients participate on a self-pay basis.

(3) A legislative body of a local agency that provided benefits pursuant to subdivision (b) to former elective members of the legislative body before January 1, 1994, may continue to provide those benefits to those members who received those benefits before January 1, 1994.

(d) The legislative body of a local agency that is a local hospital district may provide for any health and welfare benefits for the benefit of (1) members of its medical staff, employees of the medical staff members, and the dependents of both groups on a self-pay basis; and (2) employees of any entity owned, managed, controlled, or similarly affiliated with, the legislative body of the local hospital district, and their dependents, on a self-pay basis.

(e) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Cal. CIV § 1940.8 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1940.8
Section 1940.8
Status: in_force

A landlord of a residential dwelling unit shall provide each new tenant that occupies the unit with a copy of the notice provided by a registered structural pest control company pursuant to Section 8538 of the Business and Professions Code, if a contract for periodic pest control service has been executed.
Cal. GOV § 51233 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.5 / Section 51233
Section 51233
Status: in_force

When a county proposes to establish, disestablish, or alter the boundary of an agricultural preserve it shall give written notice at least two weeks before the hearing to the local agency formation commission and to every city within the county within one mile of the exterior boundaries of the preserve.
Cal. GOV § 54143 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 54143
Section 54143
Status: in_force

The legislative body of any such local agency may authorize any of its officers to make a down payment or payment in full required in the bidding or sale.
Cal. CIV § 1984 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 1984
Section 1984
Status: in_force

(a) A notice given to the former tenant which is in substantially the following form satisfies the requirements of Section 1983:

Notice of Right to Reclaim Abandoned Property

To:  (Name of former tenant)

(Address of former tenant)
When you vacated the premises at

(Address of premises, including room or apartment number, if any)  ,

the following personal property remained:

(Insert description of the personal property)

You may claim this property at

(Address where property may be claimed) .

If you claim this property by ____ (insert date not less than 2 days after the former tenant vacated the premises), you may minimize the costs of storage.

If you fail to claim this property by ____ (insert date not less than 2 days after the former tenant vacated the premises), unless you pay the landlord’s reasonable cost of storage for all the above-described property, and take possession of the property which you claim, not later than _______ (insert date not less than 15 days after notice is personally delivered or, if mailed, not less than 18 days after notice is deposited in the mail) this property may be disposed of pursuant to Civil Code Section 1988.

(Insert here the statement required by subdivision (b) of this section)
Dated: _______ (Signature of landlord)

(Type or print name of landlord)

(Telephone number)

(Address)

(b) The notice set forth in subdivision (a) shall also contain one of the following statements:

(1) “If you fail to reclaim the property, it will be sold at a public sale after notice of the sale has been given by publication. You have the right to bid on the property at this sale. After the property is sold and the cost of storage, advertising, and sale is deducted, the remaining money will be paid over to the county. You may claim the remaining money at any time within one year after the county receives the money.”

(2) “Because this property is believed to be worth less than $700, it may be kept, sold, or destroyed without further notice if you fail to reclaim it within the time indicated above.”
Cal. GOV § 50493 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 50493
Section 50493
Status: in_force

The petition shall be in general language and no particular requirements are necessary for its validity, except it shall provide that the property be leased to the highest bidder. The petition may state the terms under which the property may be leased.
Cal. GOV § 53387.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.7 / Article 5 / Section 53387.3
Section 53387.3
Status: in_force

The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53387 shall contain all of the following information:

(a) A description of the facilities or work to be undertaken with the proceeds of the proposed bond issue.

(b) The estimated cost of the facilities or works, the estimated cost of preparing and issuing the bonds, and the principal amount of the proposed bond issuance.

(c) The maximum interest rate and discount on the proposed bond issuance.

(d) The date of the election on the proposed bond issuance and the manner of holding the election.

(e) A determination of the amount available for the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds pursuant to Section 53387.

(f) A finding that the amount necessary to pay the principal and interest on the proposed bond issuance will be less than, or equal to, the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (e).
Cal. CIV § 1947.5 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1947.5
Section 1947.5
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord of a residential dwelling unit, as defined in Section 1940, or his or her agent, may prohibit the smoking of a cigarette, as defined in Section 104556 of the Health and Safety Code, or other tobacco product on the property or in any building or portion of the building, including any dwelling unit, other interior or exterior area, or the premises on which it is located, in accordance with this article.

(b) (1) Every lease or rental agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2012, for a residential dwelling unit on property on any portion of which the landlord has prohibited the smoking of cigarettes or other tobacco products pursuant to this article shall include a provision that specifies the areas on the property where smoking is prohibited, if the lessee has not previously occupied the dwelling unit.

(2) For a lease or rental agreement entered into before January 1, 2012, a prohibition against the smoking of cigarettes or other tobacco products in any portion of the property in which smoking was previously permitted shall constitute a change of the terms of tenancy, requiring adequate notice in writing, to be provided in the manner prescribed in Section 827.

(c) A landlord who exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) to prohibit smoking shall be subject to federal, state, and local requirements governing changes to the terms of a lease or rental agreement for tenants with leases or rental agreements that are in existence at the time that the policy limiting or prohibiting smoking is adopted.

(d) This section shall not be construed to preempt any local ordinance in effect on or before January 1, 2012, or any provision of a local ordinance in effect on or after January 1, 2012, that restricts the smoking of cigarettes or other tobacco products.

(e) A limitation or prohibition of the use of any tobacco product shall not affect any other term or condition of the tenancy, nor shall this section be construed to require statutory authority to establish or enforce any other lawful term or condition of the tenancy.

(f) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(g) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. GOV § 57330 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 57330
Section 57330
Status: in_force

Any territory annexed to a city or district shall be subject to the levying or fixing and collection of any previously authorized taxes, benefit assessments, fees, or charges of the city or district.
Cal. GOV § 50474.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 50474.1
Section 50474.1
Status: in_force

(a) An airport operated by a city and county may require a rental car company, in writing, to collect a fee from its customers on behalf of the airport for the use of an airport-mandated common use busing system or light rail transit system operated for the movement of passengers between the terminal and a consolidated on-airport rental car facility. If a rental car company is required pursuant to this section to collect a fee, the following conditions shall apply:

(1) The fees shall be calculated on a per contract basis.

(2) All fees collected for this purpose constitute debts owed to the airport by the collecting party. The debts are due and payable to the airport quarterly or at any other interval the airport may establish to facilitate collection and insure payment.

(3) The fee is a user fee, not a tax.

(4) Revenues collected from the fee may not exceed the reasonable costs of providing the busing and light rail transit service and shall not be used for any other purpose.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 1939.01) of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, a rental car company that is required to collect fees under this section shall do all of the following:

(1) Collect the fee from those of its customers subject to the fee as required in subdivision (a).

(2) Clearly disclose the existence of the fee in any radio, television, or print advertisement that states a rental rate applicable to an airport at which the fee is to be imposed, and the amount of the fee at the airport where it is imposed, or a range of fees if the fee is imposed at more than one airport.

(3) Clearly disclose the existence of the fee in a telephonic, in-person, or computer-transmitted quotation that states a rental rate applicable to an airport at which the fee is to be imposed and the amount of the fee at the airport where it is imposed.

(4) Separately identify the fee on its rental agreement.
Cal. GOV § 53313.51 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 53313.51
Section 53313.51
Status: in_force

The legislative body may enter into an agreement for the construction of discrete portions or phases of facilities to be constructed and purchased consistent with Section 53313.5. The agreement may include any provisions that the legislative body determines are necessary or convenient, but shall do all of the following:

(a) Identify the specific facilities or discrete portions or phases of facilities to be constructed and purchased. The legislative body may agree to purchase discrete portions or phases of facilities if the portions or phases are capable of serviceable use as determined by the legislative body.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when the purchase value of a facility exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000), the legislative body may agree to purchase discrete portions or phases of the partially completed project.

(c) Identify procedures to ensure that the facilities are constructed pursuant to plans, standards, specifications, and other requirements as determined by the legislative body.

(d) Specify a price or a method to determine a price for each facility or discrete portion or phase of a facility. The price may include an amount reflecting the interim cost of financing cash payments that must be made during construction of the project, at the discretion of the legislative body.

(e) Specify procedures for final inspection and approval of facilities or discrete portions of facilities, for approval of payment, and for acceptance and conveyance or dedication of the facilities to the local agency.
Cal. GOV § 50279 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 50279
Section 50279
Status: in_force

Members of a city selection committee shall serve without compensation.
Cal. CIV § 1995.020 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 1995.020
Section 1995.020
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Landlord” includes a tenant who is a sublandlord under a sublease.

(b) “Lease” means a lease or sublease of real property for other than residential purposes, and includes modifications and other agreements affecting a lease.

(c) “Restriction on transfer” means a provision in a lease that restricts the right of transfer of the tenant’s interest in the lease.

(d) “Tenant” includes a subtenant or assignee.

(e) “Transfer” of a tenant’s interest in a lease means an assignment, sublease, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer or encumbrance of all or part of a tenant’s interest in the lease.
Cal. CIV § 1954.17 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 1954.17
Section 1954.17
Status: in_force

1954.17.

If, after hearing pursuant to this chapter, an order excluding the participant from the program site is issued, the program operator may, without further notice, take possession of the participant’s dwelling unit on the program site. The program operator shall have the same rights to the dwelling unit as if it had been recovered after abandonment in accordance with Section 1951.3 and without objection of the participant. If other participants, including the defendant participant’s
  family members, reside in the dwelling unit, the abandonment shall be deemed only to affect the rights of the individual or individuals against whom the order was issued.
Cal. GOV § 56816 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 56816
Section 56816
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that any proposal that includes the disincorporation of a city result in a determination that the debt or contractual obligations and responsibilities of the city being disincorporated shall be the responsibility of that same territory for repayment. To ascertain this information, the city shall provide a written statement that determines and certifies all of the following to the commission prior to the issuance of a certificate of filing for a disincorporation proposal, pursuant to Sections 56651 and 56658:

(1) The indebtedness of the city.

(2) The amount of money in the city’s treasury.

(3) The amount of any tax levy, assessment, or other obligation due to the city that is unpaid or has not been collected.

(4) The amount of current and future liabilities, both internal debt owed to other special or restricted funds or enterprise funds within the agency and external debt owed to other public agencies or outside lenders or that results from contractual obligations, which may include contracts for goods or services, retirement obligations, actuarially determined unfunded pension liability of all classes in a public retirement system, including any documentation related to the termination of public retirement contract provisions, and the liability for other postemployment benefits. The information required by this paragraph shall include any associated revenue stream for financing that may be or has been committed to that liability, including employee contributions.

(b) The city shall provide a written statement identifying the successor agency to the city’s former redevelopment agency, if any, pursuant to Section 34173 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. GOV § 53349 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 5 / Section 53349
Section 53349
Status: in_force

At the hearing any person interested, including persons owning property within the area, may appear and present any matters material to the questions set forth in the resolution declaring the necessity for incurring the bonded indebtedness.
Cal. GOV § 53060.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 53060.3
Section 53060.3
Status: in_force

(a) Every employee of a local agency has the right to inspect personnel records pursuant to Section 1198.5 of the Labor Code.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) “City” means any city or municipal corporation, whether general law city or charter city.

(2) “County” means any county, whether general law county or charter county, including a city and county.

(3) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, authority, community redevelopment agency, or other political subdivision of the state.
Cal. GOV § 55301 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 55301
Section 55301
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “conduits” mean sewers, water mains, or other conduits.
Cal. GOV § 57426 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 57426
Section 57426
Status: in_force

As of the effective date of the disincorporation, all of the following apply:

(a) The general plan of the disincorporated city that was in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the disincorporation shall constitute the community plan of the county for the territory of the disincorporated city until the county updates the community plan, adopts a specific plan, or amends its county general plan for the unincorporated territory.

(b) The zoning ordinances of the disincorporated city that were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the disincorporation shall constitute the zoning ordinances of the county for that territory, and shall be so identified in any community plan, specific plan, or general plan amendment adopted by the county, until the county updates the zoning ordinances applicable to that territory.

(c) Any conditional use permit or legal nonconforming use that was in place immediately prior to the effective date of the disincorporation shall remain in force pursuant to the community plan and zoning ordinances.

(d) Any use of land that was authorized under the general plan and zoning ordinances immediately prior to the effective date of the disincorporation shall continue to be authorized, for as long a period as may be required by the California Constitution or United States Constitution.
Cal. GOV § 50614 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 50614
Section 50614
Status: in_force

If for any reason there shall be a deficiency in the funds derived from the annual assessments levied for the district, the legislative body may meet the deficiency by an appropriation out of the general fund or may advance such sums, to be repaid out of the proceeds of the annual assessment for the next or ensuing years, as deemed appropriate by the legislative body.
Cal. PEN § 71 — California Code / Code pen / Part 1 / Title 5 / Section 71
Section 71
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who, with intent to cause, attempts to cause, or causes, any officer or employee of any public or private educational institution or any public officer or employee to do, or refrain from doing, any act in the performance of his duties, by means of a threat, directly communicated to such person, to inflict an unlawful injury upon any person or property, and it reasonably appears to the recipient of the threat that such threat could be carried out, is guilty of a public offense punishable as follows:

(1) Upon a first conviction, such person is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(2) If the person has been previously convicted of a violation of this section, such previous conviction shall be charged in the accusatory pleading, and if that previous conviction is found to be true by the jury, upon a jury trial, or by the court, upon a court trial, or is admitted by the defendant, he or she is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

(b) As used in this section, “directly communicated” includes, but is not limited to, a communication to the recipient of the threat by telephone, telegraph, or letter.
Cal. GOV § 53462 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 53462
Section 53462
Status: in_force

If the legislative body refuses to issue a new bond, the owner of any lost or destroyed bond may apply to the superior court of the county in which the local agency is situated for an order requiring the legislative body to show cause why it should not be required to issue a new bond or cause it to be issued.
Cal. GOV § 53812 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 53812
Section 53812
Status: in_force

A trustee, appointed pursuant to Section 53811, or acting under a deed of trust, indenture, or other agreement, whether or not all certificates have been declared due and payable, may have a receiver appointed. The receiver may, to the same extent that the board itself could do, enter and take possession of the public buildings of the board, or any parts thereof, the revenues, rentals, or receipts from which are applicable to the payment of the certificates in default, and operate and maintain the public buildings and collect and receive all rentals and revenues thereof arising therefrom in the same manner as the board might do. The receiver shall deposit money in a separate account and apply it in such manner as the court directs. In any action or proceeding by the trustees, the fees, counsel fees, and expenses of the trustees, and of the receiver, and all costs and disbursements allowed by the court, are a first charge on any revenues and receipts derived from the public buildings of the board, the revenues or receipts from which are or may be applicable to the payment of the certificates in default. The trustee shall have and possess all the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth in this article or incident to the general representation of the certificate holders in the protection and enforcement of their rights; provided, however, that nothing in this section or any other section in this article shall authorize any trustee appointed pursuant to Section 53811, for the purpose of operating and maintaining any public buildings of the board, to sell, assign, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of, any of the assets of whatever kind and character belonging to the board.
Cal. GOV § 53753.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4.6 / Section 53753.5
Section 53753.5
Status: in_force

(a) If an agency has complied with the notice, protest, and hearing requirements of Section 53753, or if an agency is not required to comply with those requirements because the assessment is exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, then those requirements shall not apply in subsequent fiscal years unless the assessment methodology is changed to increase the assessment, or the amount of that assessment is proposed to exceed an assessment formula or range of assessments adopted by an agency in accordance with Article XIII D of the California Constitution or Section 53753.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the following assessments existing on the effective date of Article XIII D of the California Constitution shall be exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of that article:

(1) Any assessment imposed exclusively to finance the capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for sidewalks, streets, sewers, water, flood control, drainage systems, or vector control.

(2) Any assessment imposed pursuant to a petition signed by the persons owning all of the parcels subject to the assessment at the time the assessment is initially imposed.

(3) Any assessment the proceeds of which are exclusively used to repay bonded indebtedness of which the failure to pay would violate the Contract Impairment Clause of the Constitution of the United States.

(4) Any assessment that previously received majority voter approval from the voters voting in an election on the issue of the assessment.

Any subsequent increases in an assessment listed in paragraph (1), (2), or (4) shall be subject to the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Assessments existing on the effective date of Article XIII D of the California Constitution” means assessments levied by the legislative body of the agency on or before November 6, 1996.

(2) “Procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D” means all of the requirements set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, including, but not limited to, the requirement to separate general and special benefits and the requirement to assess parcels that are owned or used by an agency, the State of California, or the United States of America.
Cal. GOV § 53339.6 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3.5 / Section 53339.6
Section 53339.6
Status: in_force

If 50 percent or more of the registered voters, or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the existing community facilities district, or if 50 percent or more of the registered voters or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the territory proposed for annexation or proposed to be annexed in the future, or if the owners of one-half or more of the area of land in the territory included in the existing district and not exempt from special tax, or if the owners of one-half or more of the area of land in the territory proposed to be annexed or proposed to be annexed in the future and not exempt from the special tax, file written protests against the proposed annexation of territory to the existing community facilities district or the proposed addition of territory to the existing community facilities district in the future, and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than a majority, no further proceedings to annex the same territory, or to authorize the same territory to be annexed in the future, shall be undertaken for a period of one year from the date of decision of the legislative body on the issues discussed at the hearing.
Cal. GOV § 53332 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 53332
Section 53332
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition signed by 25 percent or more of the registered voters residing in the district, or by the owners of 25 percent or more of the land within the district not exempt from the special tax, is filed with the legislative body requesting that proceedings be commenced to change the types of public facilities or services financed by the district or that the rate or method of apportionment of an existing special tax be changed, or that territory to be removed from the district, or that a new special tax be levied, the legislative body shall within 40 days of the payment of the fee determined under subdivision (b) adopt a resolution of consideration in the form specified in Section 53334 to make those changes within the community facilities district except that an existing special tax being used to pay off any debt incurred under this chapter shall not be reduced or terminated if doing so would interfere with the timely retirement of that debt.

(b) Upon receipt of any petition filed by landowners under this section, the legislative body shall, within 45 days, determine the amount of a fee sufficient to compensate the local agency for all costs incurred in conducting proceedings to change the district pursuant to this article. Upon receipt of any petition filed by registered voters under this section, the legislative body may determine the amount of a fee, within 45 days, sufficient to compensate the local agency for all costs incurred in conducting proceedings to change the district pursuant to this article.
Cal. GOV § 54960 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 54960
Section 54960
Status: in_force

(a) The district attorney or any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing violations or threatened violations of this chapter by members of the legislative body of a local agency or to determine the applicability of this chapter to ongoing actions or threatened future actions of the legislative body, or to determine the applicability of this chapter to past actions of the legislative body, subject to Section 54960.2, or to determine whether any rule or action by the legislative body to penalize or otherwise discourage the expression of one or more of its members is valid or invalid under the laws of this state or of the United States, or to compel the legislative body to audio record its closed sessions as hereinafter provided.

(b) The court in its discretion may, upon a judgment of a violation of Section 54956.7, 54956.8, 54956.9, 54956.95, 54957, or 54957.6, order the legislative body to audio record its closed sessions and preserve the audio recordings for the period and under the terms of security and confidentiality the court deems appropriate.

(c) (1) Each recording so kept shall be immediately labeled with the date of the closed session recorded and the title of the clerk or other officer who shall be custodian of the recording.

(2) The audio recordings shall be subject to the following discovery procedures:

(A) In any case in which discovery or disclosure of the audio recording is sought by either the district attorney or the plaintiff in a civil action pursuant to Section 54959, 54960, or 54960.1 alleging that a violation of this chapter has occurred in a closed session that has been recorded pursuant to this section, the party seeking discovery or disclosure shall file a written notice of motion with the appropriate court with notice to the governmental agency that has custody and control of the audio recording. The notice shall be given pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1005 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(B) The notice shall include, in addition to the items required by Section 1010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, all of the following:

(i) Identification of the proceeding in which discovery or disclosure is sought, the party seeking discovery or disclosure, the date and time of the meeting recorded, and the governmental agency that has custody and control of the recording.

(ii) An affidavit that contains specific facts indicating that a violation of the act occurred in the closed session.

(3) If the court, following a review of the motion, finds that there is good cause to believe that a violation has occurred, the court may review, in camera, the recording of that portion of the closed session alleged to have violated the act.

(4) If, following the in camera review, the court concludes that disclosure of a portion of the recording would be likely to materially assist in the resolution of the litigation alleging violation of this chapter, the court shall, in its discretion, make a certified transcript of the portion of the recording a public exhibit in the proceeding.

(5) This section shall not permit discovery of communications that are protected by the attorney-client privilege.
Cal. GOV § 50474.21 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 50474.21
Section 50474.21
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, “customer facility charge” means any fee, including an alternative fee, required by an airport to be collected by a rental company from a renter for any of the following purposes:

(1) To finance, design, construct, and perform major maintenance on consolidated airport vehicle rental facilities.

(2) To finance, design, construct, and operate common-use transportation systems that move passengers between airport terminals and those consolidated vehicle rental facilities, and acquire vehicles for use in that system.

(3) To finance, design, and construct terminal modifications solely to accommodate and provide customer access to common-use transportation systems. The fees designated as a customer facility charge shall not otherwise be used to pay for terminal expansion, gate expansion, runway expansion, changes in hours of operation, or changes in the number of flights arriving or departing from the airport.

(b) The aggregate amount to be collected shall not exceed the reasonable costs, as determined by an audit by an independent auditor paid for by the airport, to finance, design, construct, and perform major maintenance on those facilities. The auditor shall independently examine and substantiate the necessity for, and the amount of, the customer facility charge, including whether the airport’s actual or projected costs are supported and justified, any steps the airport may take to limit costs, potential alternatives for meeting the airport’s revenue needs other than the collection of the fee, and whether and to what extent rental companies or other businesses or individuals using the facility or common-use transportation system may pay for the costs associated with these facilities and systems apart from the fee from rental customers, or whether the airport did not comply with any provision of this section. Copies of the audit shall be posted on the airport’s internet website. In the case of a customer facility charge for a common-use transportation system, the audit shall also consider the reasonable costs of providing the transit system or busing network pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). Any audit required by this subdivision may be included as a part of an audit of an airport’s finances.
Cal. GOV § 53560 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 53560
Section 53560
Status: in_force

Upon the issuance, sale and delivery or exchange of refunding bonds pursuant to this article:

(a) If only the refunding bonds remain outstanding, such refunding bonds shall constitute indebtedness of the local agency issuing such bonds and shall be included in any computation of general obligation indebtedness of such local agency for purposes of any debt limitation applicable to bonds of such local agency under the principal act or for any other lawful purpose;

(b) If both the refunding bonds and the bonds to be refunded remain outstanding for any period of time following the date of the issuance, sale and delivery of the refunding bonds, then until the date on which the bonds to be refunded are no longer outstanding;

(i) If the local agency has met the test of subdivision (a) of Section 53558 the refunding bonds shall constitute indebtedness of the local agency issuing such bonds and shall be included in any computation of general obligation indebtedness of such local agency for purposes of any debt limitation applicable to bonds of such local agency under the principal act or for any other lawful purpose, but the bonds to be refunded shall no longer be considered outstanding in any computation of the general obligation indebtedness of such local agency;

(ii) If the local agency has met the test of subdivision (b) Section 53558 then such refunding bonds shall, until the date on which the refunding bonds are no longer outstanding, constitute a special obligation of the local agency issuing such bonds and shall not be included in any computation of general obligation indebtedness of such local agency for any purpose, and the bonds to be refunded shall be considered outstanding in any computation of the general obligation bonded indebtedness of such local agency; but from and after the date on which the refunded bonds are no longer outstanding the refunding bonds shall constitute indebtedness of the local agency issuing such bonds and shall be included in any computation of general obligation indebtedness.
Cal. GOV § 57330.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 57330.5
Section 57330.5
Status: in_force

(a) If a city annexes land that is subject to a contract executed pursuant to the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Division 1), and the city succeeds to the contract pursuant to either Section 51243 or Section 51243.5, then on and after the effective date of the annexation, the city has all of the rights, duties, and powers imposed by that contract.

(b) If a city annexes land that is subject to a contract executed pursuant to the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Division 1), and the city exercises its option to not succeed to the contract pursuant to Section 51243.5, then the city shall record a certificate of contract termination pursuant to that section.
Cal. GOV § 56741 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 56741
Section 56741
Status: in_force

Territory may not be annexed to a city unless it is located in the same county. Unless otherwise provided in this division, territory may not be annexed to a city unless it is contiguous to the city at the time the proposal is initiated pursuant to this part. Territory incorporated as a city shall be located within one county and, except as otherwise provided in Section 56742, shall be contiguous with all other territory being incorporated as a city.
Cal. CIV § 1954.17 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 1954.17
Section 1954.17
Status: in_force

If, after hearing pursuant to this chapter, an order excluding the participant from the program site is issued, the program operator may, without further notice, take possession of the participant’s dwelling unit on the program site. The program operator shall have the same rights to the dwelling unit as if it had been recovered after abandonment in accordance with Section 1951.3 and without objection of the participant. If other participants, including the defendant participant’s family members, reside in the dwelling unit, the abandonment shall be deemed only to affect the rights of the individual or individuals against whom the order was issued.
Cal. GOV § 53035 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.5 / Section 53035
Section 53035
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state to protect public access to beaches and coastal lands.
Cal. GOV § 50790 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 6 / Section 50790
Section 50790
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the construction, maintenance and operation of any project upon any lands owned by the local agency without regard to the manner in which such lands were acquired, and if such lands were acquired other than through the issuance of revenue bonds authorized for the particular project, the board shall fix a reasonable rental for the use of such lands, which rental shall be a charge against the appropriate funds of the project and shall be payable into the general or other appropriate fund of the local agency.
Cal. GOV § 56025 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56025
Section 56025
Status: in_force

“City officer” means the mayor or a member of the city council.
Cal. GOV § 54223 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 54223
Section 54223
Status: in_force

(a) After the disposing agency has received a notice of interest from the entity desiring to purchase or lease the surplus land on terms that comply with this article, the disposing agency and the entity shall enter into good faith negotiations to determine a mutually satisfactory sales price and terms or lease terms. If the price or terms cannot be agreed upon after a good faith negotiation period of not less than 90 days, the local agency may dispose of the surplus land without further regard to this article, except that Section 54233 shall apply.

(b) Residential use shall be deemed an acceptable use for the surplus land for the purposes of good faith negotiations with a local agency conducted pursuant to this article. Nothing in this subdivision shall restrict a local jurisdiction’s authority or discretion to approve land use, zoning, or entitlement decisions in connection with the surplus land. Except as provided in subdivision (c), terms agreed to pursuant to the negotiations shall not do any of the following:

(1) Disallow residential use of the site as a condition of the disposal.

(2) Reduce the allowable number of residential units or the maximum lot coverage below what may be allowed by zoning or general plan requirements.

(3) Require as a condition of disposal, any design standards or architectural requirements that would have a substantial adverse effect on the viability or affordability of a housing development for very low, low-, or moderate-income households, other than the minimum standards required by general plan, zoning, and subdivision standards and criteria.

(c) Terms agreed to pursuant to the negotiations required by subdivision (a) may include limitations on residential use or density if, without the limitations, the residential use or density would have a specific, adverse impact, supported by written findings, upon the public health or safety or upon the operation or facilities of a local agency, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate the impact.
Cal. GOV § 50495 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 50495
Section 50495
Status: in_force

The resolution of intention shall also contain a notice of the time and place persons objecting to the proposed leasing may appear before the legislative body and show cause why the proposed leasing should not be executed in accordance with the resolution of intention and petition. The time shall be not less than fifteen, nor more than forty days after the passage of the resolution.
Cal. GOV § 50286 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 50286
Section 50286
Status: in_force

(a) If a contract is canceled under Section 50284, the owner shall pay a cancellation fee equal to 12 1/2 percent of the current fair market value of the property, as determined by the county assessor as though the property were free of the contractual restriction.

(b) The cancellation fee shall be paid to the county auditor, at the time and in the manner that the county auditor shall prescribe, and shall be allocated by the county auditor to each jurisdiction in the tax rate area in which the property is located in the same manner as the auditor allocates the annual tax increment in that tax rate area in that fiscal year.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, revenue received by a school district pursuant to this section shall be considered property tax revenue for the purposes of Section 42238.02 of the Education Code, as implemented pursuant to Section 42238.03 of the Education Code, and revenue received by a county superintendent of schools pursuant to this section shall be considered property tax revenue for purposes of Article 4 (commencing with Section 2570) of Chapter 12 of Part 2 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code.
Cal. GOV § 53087.8 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 53087.8
Section 53087.8
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), beginning on January 1, 2020, every independent special district, as defined in Section 56044, shall maintain an internet website.

(2) The internet website required by paragraph (1) shall conform to any other provisions of law applicable to the internet website of the district, including, but not limited to, Sections 53893, 53908, and 54954.2 of this code, Article 3 (commencing with Section 7922.700) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of this code, and Section 32139 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) The internet website required by paragraph (1) shall clearly list contact information for the independent special district.

(b) (1) An independent special district shall be exempt from subdivision (a) if, pursuant to a majority vote of its governing body at a regular meeting, the district adopts a resolution declaring its determination that a hardship exists that prevents the district from establishing or maintaining an internet website.

(2) A resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall include detailed findings, based upon evidence set forth in the minutes of the meeting, supporting the board’s determination that a hardship prevents the district from establishing or maintaining an internet website. The findings may include, but shall not be limited to, inadequate access to broadband communications network facilities that enable high-speed internet access, significantly limited financial resources, or insufficient staff resources.

(3) A resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall be valid for one year. In order to continue to be exempt from subdivision (a), the governing body of an independent special district shall adopt a resolution pursuant to this subdivision annually so long as the hardship exists.
Cal. GOV § 53123.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.3 / Section 53123.1
Section 53123.1
Status: in_force

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act.”
Cal. GOV § 53350 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 5 / Section 53350
Section 53350
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of financing of, or contributing to the financing of, specified public facilities, the legislative body may by resolution designate a portion or portions of the district as one or more improvement areas. An area shall be known as “Improvement Area No. ____” of “Community Facilities District ____.” After the designation of an improvement area, all proceedings for purposes of a bond election and for the purpose of levying special taxes for payment of the bonds, or for any other change pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53330), shall apply only to the improvement area for those specified facilities.

(b) In connection with the annexation by unanimous approval to a community facilities district of a parcel that was included in territory proposed for annexation in the future to the community facilities district, as described in Section 53329.6, the local agency may designate a parcel or parcels as an improvement area within the community facilities district. The designation of a parcel or parcels as an improvement area shall be specified and approved by the unanimous approval of the owner or owners of each parcel or parcels at the time that the parcel or parcels are annexed to the community facilities district. No additional hearings or procedures are required. After the designation of a parcel or parcels as an improvement area, all proceedings for approval of the appropriations limit, the rate and method of apportionment and manner of collection of special taxes, and the authorization to incur bonded indebtedness for the parcel or parcels shall apply only to the improvement area.
Cal. CIV § 1947.10 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1947.10
Section 1947.10
Status: in_force

(a) After July 1, 1990, in any city, county, or city and county which administers a system of controls on the price at which residential rental units may be offered for rent or lease and which requires the registration of rents, any owner who evicts a tenant based upon the owner’s or the owner’s immediate relative’s intention to occupy the tenant’s unit, shall be required to maintain residence in the unit for at least six continuous months. If a court determines that the eviction was based upon fraud by the owner or the owner’s immediate relative to not fulfill this six-month requirement, a court may order the owner to pay treble the cost of relocating the tenant from his or her existing unit back into the previous unit and may order the owner to pay treble the amount of any increase in rent which the tenant has paid. If the tenant decides not to relocate back into the previous unit, the court may order the owner to pay treble the amount of one month’s rent paid by the tenant for the unit from which he or she was evicted and treble the amount of any costs incurred in relocating to a different unit. The prevailing party shall be awarded attorney’s fees and court costs.

(b) The remedy provided by this section shall not be construed to prohibit any other remedies available to a any party affected by this section.
Cal. GOV § 51296.9 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 51296.9
Section 51296.9
Status: in_force

Nonrenewal of a farmland security zone contract shall be pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51240), except as otherwise provided in this article.
Cal. CCP § 416.20 — California Code / Code ccp / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 416.20
Section 416.20
Status: in_force

A summons may be served on a corporation that has forfeited its charter or right to do business, or has dissolved, by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint:

(a) To a person who is a trustee of the corporation and of its stockholders or members; or

(b) When authorized by any provision in Sections 2011 or 2114 of the Corporations Code (or Sections 3301 to 3303, inclusive, or Sections 6500 to 6504, inclusive, of the Corporations Code as in effect on December 31, 1976, with respect to corporations to which they remain applicable), as provided by such provision.
Cal. GOV § 56017.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56017.1
Section 56017.1
Status: in_force

“Applicant” means a local agency or person or persons that submits an application, as defined by Section 56017.2.
Cal. GOV § 50516 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 50516
Section 50516
Status: in_force

This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
Cal. GOV § 53397.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.8 / Article 4 / Section 53397.1
Section 53397.1
Status: in_force

The legislative body may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds.
Cal. GOV § 53398.13 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.9 / Article 2 / Section 53398.13
Section 53398.13
Status: in_force

After adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 53398.10, the legislative body shall designate and direct the city engineer or other appropriate official to prepare an infrastructure plan pursuant to Section 53398.14.
Cal. GOV § 54461 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 54461
Section 54461
Status: in_force

The legislative body may provide limitations on:

(a) The purpose to which the proceeds of sale of any issue of bonds may be applied.

(b) The issuance of additional bonds for the same purpose and on the lien of additional bonds.

(c) The right of the local agency to restrict and regulate the use of the enterprise.
Cal. GOV § 50668.2 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50668.2
Section 50668.2
Status: in_force

The local agency shall pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest of the bonds on the date, at the place, and in the manner mentioned in the bonds and in accordance with the resolution authorizing their issuance.
Cal. GOV § 50630 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 50630
Section 50630
Status: in_force

When a bond or interest coupon payable from funds in the custody of the treasurer of a local agency is presented to him for payment and is not paid for want of funds, he shall endorse upon it “Not paid for want of funds,” the date of presentation, and a serial number indicating the order of presentation, and shall sign or stamp his name thereon.
Cal. GOV § 56710 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 56710
Section 56710
Status: in_force

For purposes of evaluating the sufficiency of any petition signed by owners of land:

(a) The assessed value to be given land exempt from taxation or owned by a public agency shall be determined by the county assessor, at the request of the executive officer, in the same amount as the county assessor would assess that land, if the land were not exempt from taxation or owned by a public agency.

(b) The value given land held in joint tenancy or tenancy in common shall be determined in proportion to the proportionate interest of the petitioner in that land.

(c) The executive officer shall disregard the signature of any person not shown as owner on the most recent assessment roll being prepared by the county at the time the proponent adopts a resolution of application pursuant to Section 56654 or files a notice of intention to circulate a petition with the executive officer pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56700.4, unless prior to certification the executive officer is furnished with written evidence, satisfactory to the executive officer, that the signer meets any of the following requirements:

(1) Is a legal representative of the owner.

(2) Is entitled to be shown as owner of land on the next assessment roll.

(3) Is a purchaser of land under a recorded written agreement of sale.

(4) Is authorized to sign for, and on behalf of, any public agency owning land.
Cal. GOV § 56047.7 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56047.7
Section 56047.7
Status: in_force

“Joint powers agency” or “joint powers authority” means an agency or entity formed pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1) that is formed for the local performance of governmental functions that includes the provision of municipal services.
Cal. GOV § 53333 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 53333
Section 53333
Status: in_force

The petition shall request the legislative body to commence proceedings to make specified changes to a named community facilities district. The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments each of which shall comply with all the requirements of a petition except as to the number of signatures.
Cal. GOV § 53397.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.8 / Article 4 / Section 53397.5
Section 53397.5
Status: in_force

The legislative body shall submit the proposal to issue the bonds to the voters who reside within the district. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as the election to create the district pursuant to Section 53395. 20 and the two elections may be consolidated.
Cal. GOV § 56124 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 56124
Section 56124
Status: in_force

If a proposed change of organization, reorganization, or determination of a sphere of influence applies to two or more affected counties, for purposes of this division, exclusive jurisdiction may be vested in the commission of an affected county other than the commission of the principal county if all of the following occur:

(a) The commission of the principal county approves of having exclusive jurisdiction vested in another affected county.

(b) The commission of the principal county designates the affected county which shall assume exclusive jurisdiction.

(c) The commission of the affected county so designated agrees to assume exclusive jurisdiction.

If exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the commission of an affected county other than the principal county pursuant to this section, any notices, proceedings, orders, or any other acts authorized or required to be given, taken, or made by the commission, board of supervisors, clerk of a county, or any other officer of a county, shall be given, taken, or made by the persons holding those offices in the affected county. Any officer of a county other than the affected county shall cooperate with the commission of the affected county and shall furnish the commission of the affected county with any certificates, records, or certified copies of records as may be necessary to enable the commission of the affected county to comply with this division.
Cal. GOV § 53395.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.8 / Article 1 / Section 53395.5
Section 53395.5
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the area of the districts created be substantially undeveloped, and the establishment of a district should not ordinarily lead to the removal of existing dwelling units. If, however, any dwelling units are proposed to be removed or destroyed in the course of private development or public works 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, 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, 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) 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.

(d) 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 § 51248.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 51248.5
Section 51248.5
Status: in_force

Whenever any city or county is required to record any contract by this chapter, it may file a fictitious contract. Thereafter, any of the provisions of such fictitious contract may be included by reference in any contract required to be filed by this chapter. The provisions of Section 2952 of the Civil Code relating to the filing, indexing, and force and effect of fictitious mortgages shall be applicable to such fictitious contracts.
Cal. GOV § 53971.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 16 / Section 53971.4
Section 53971.4
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article, “fire protection services” includes, but is not limited to, emergency medical services where provided by a local agency directly or by contract.

(b) “Emergency medical services” includes equipment, apparatus, and salaries and benefits for personnel as described in Article 5 (commencing with Section 1797.160) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, where these services are provided by a local agency which also provides police or fire protection.

This section applies only to San Bernardino County.
Cal. GOV § 51017.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 51017.1
Section 51017.1
Status: in_force

(a) Utilizing GIS-based location information furnished by the State Department of Health Services and the State Water Resources Control Board, at least once every two years the State Fire Marshal shall determine the identity of each pipeline or pipeline segment that is regulated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this chapter that transports petroleum product when that pipeline is located within 1,000 feet of a public drinking water well.

(b) With assistance from the State Department of Health Services and the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Fire Marshal shall notify the operator of the pipelines identified in subdivision (a) of the following information:

(1) That the specific pipeline or pipeline segment has been identified as being located within 1,000 feet of a public drinking water well.

(2) The name of the water purveyor and the location of the public drinking water well affected. With advice from the GIS mapping advisory committee, created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25299.97 of the Health and Safety Code, the identification of the pipelines and notification of pipeline owners by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) and this subdivision shall begin once the GIS mapping system created by Section 25299.97 of the Health and Safety Code is able to provide accurate and useful information on pipeline and wellhead locations.

(c) Each pipeline operator notified pursuant to subdivision (b) shall prepare a pipeline wellhead protection plan as required by Section 51017.2 and submit the plan to the State Fire Marshal within 180 days from the date of either receiving the notification specified in subdivision (b), or adoption of regulations by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51017.2, whichever is later.

(d) With the advice of the State Department of Health Services, the State Water Resources Control Board, appropriate California regional water quality control boards, and local water purveyors, the State Fire Marshal shall review each wellhead protection plan submitted by a pipeline operator, and approve those plans that meet the criteria of the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51017.2. The State Fire Marshal shall have discretion to allow a wellhead protection plan to address multiple wellheads where the conditions creating the risk to the wellheads are substantially similar. The pipeline operator shall implement the wellhead protection plan within 180 days from the date of receiving approval from the State Fire Marshal.

(e) Each pipeline operator having a wellhead protection plan approved by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (d) shall evaluate that plan at least once every five years to ensure that the plan is in compliance with the current regulations established by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51017.2. The pipeline operator shall provide either written documentation to the State Fire Marshal that the previously approved wellhead protection plan has been evaluated and that no changes are warranted, or submit a new wellhead protection plan to remain in compliance with existing regulations or to meet the requirements of regulations adopted since the plan was approved.

(f) The pipeline operator subject to subdivision (c) may petition the State Fire Marshal in writing for an exemption from the requirements of subdivision (c). With advice from the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Department of Health Services, the California regional water quality control boards, and local water purveyors, the State Fire Marshal may approve the exemption if the petition demonstrates that the pipeline either does not transport motor vehicle fuel, or does not pose a significant threat to the public drinking water well based upon, but not limited to, the following criteria:

(1) Pipeline parameters, such as operation pressure, operating temperature, age, design, fabrication materials, construction, corrosive nature of the surrounding soil, cathodic protection, and feasibility of internal inspection or evaluation tools (smart pigs).

(2) Hydrogeologic parameters, such as soil permeability, direction and velocity of groundwater flow, aquifer location or depth, and hydrogeologic barriers or conduits.

(3) Water well parameters, such as depth of well and well construction.

(4) The nature of the fuel and its ability to migrate to public drinking water wells.

(5) The impact of human activity that may elevate or reduce the risk to the drinking water well.
Cal. GOV § 50280.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 50280.1
Section 50280.1
Status: in_force

“Qualified historical property” for purposes of this article, means privately owned property which is not exempt from property taxation and which meets either of the following:

(a) Listed in the National Register of Historic Places or located in a registered historic district, as defined in Section 1.191-2(b) of Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) Listed in any state, city, county, or city and county official register of historical or architecturally significant sites, places, or landmarks.
Cal. GOV § 55050 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 55050
Section 55050
Status: in_force

All contracts for the construction or completion of, or for furnishing labor or materials for, any conduits to be constructed by a local agency in another local agency shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder.
Cal. GOV § 53341 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 53341
Section 53341
Status: in_force

Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the levy of a special tax or an increase in a special tax pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within 30 days after the special tax is approved by the voters. Any appeal from a final judgment in that action or proceeding shall be perfected within 30 days after the entry of judgment.
Cal. GOV § 54956.81 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 54956.81
Section 54956.81
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a legislative body of a local agency that invests pension funds may hold a closed session to consider the purchase or sale of particular, specific pension fund investments. All investment transaction decisions made during the closed session shall be made by rollcall vote entered into the minutes of the closed session as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 54957.2.
Cal. GOV § 56038.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56038.5
Section 56038.5
Status: in_force

“Feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, legal, social, and technological factors.
Cal. GOV § 53926 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 53926
Section 53926
Status: in_force

There shall first be distributed to the general fund of the agency conducting the sale for its costs, one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for all or any portion of each separately valued parcel of real property, and amounts to reimburse the agency for the costs of advertising the sales.
Cal. CIV § 1699 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 1699
Section 1699
Status: in_force

The destruction or cancellation of a written contract, or of the signature of the parties liable thereon, with intent to extinguish the obligation thereof, extinguishes it as to all the parties consenting to the act.
Cal. GOV § 52200 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 52200
Section 52200
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following:

(a) Promote economic development on a local level so that communities can enact local strategies to increase jobs, create economic opportunity, and generate tax revenue for all levels of government.

(b) Give local governments tools, at no cost to the state, that allow local governments to use their funds in a manner that promotes economic opportunity.

(c) With the loss of redevelopment funds, cities, counties, and cities and counties need to continue certain powers afforded to redevelopment agencies that were critical to economic development, yet do not have an impact on schools and the state budget.
Cal. GOV § 51034 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 51034
Section 51034
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature in enacting this chapter recognizes the existing power of a city or county to regulate a lawful massage business pursuant to Section 37101, or pursuant to Section 16000 or 16100 of the Business and Professions Code, or under Section 7 of Article XI of the California Constitution.

(b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be a limitation on that existing power or on the existing authority of a city to license for revenue purposes. A city, county, or city and county shall not enact or enforce an ordinance that conflicts with the provisions of this section or Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c) Nothing contained in this chapter shall authorize a city, county, or city and county to do any of the following:

(1) Prohibit a person of one sex from engaging in the massage of a person of the other sex.

(2) Define a massage establishment as an adult entertainment business, or otherwise regulate a massage establishment as adult entertainment.

(3) Require a massage establishment to have windows or walls that do not extend from the floor to ceiling, or have other internal physical structures, including windows, that interfere with a client’s reasonable expectation of privacy.

(4) Require a massage establishment to have a shower or bath.

(5) Impose client draping requirements that extend beyond the covering of genitalia and female breasts, or otherwise mandate that the client wear special clothing.

(6) Prohibit a massage establishment from locking its external doors if the massage establishment is a business entity owned by one individual with one or no employees or independent contractors.

(7) Require a massage establishment to post any notice in an area that may be viewed by clients that contains explicit language describing sexual acts, mentions genitalia, or specific contraception devices.

(8) Impose a requirement that a person certified pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code take any test, medical examination, or background check, including a criminal background check or requiring submission of fingerprints for a federal or state criminal background check, or comply with education requirements beyond what is required by Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.

(9) Impose a requirement that an individual holding a certificate issued in accordance with Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, obtain any other license, permit, certificate, or other authorization to provide massage for compensation. However, this paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit a city, county, or city and county from requiring by ordinance that a massage business or establishment obtain a license, permit, certificate, or other authorization in order to operate lawfully within the jurisdiction.

(10) Impose a dress code requirement on a person certified pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code in excess of those already imposed pursuant to paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 4609 of the Business and Professions Code.

(11) Prohibit a person certified pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code from performing massage for compensation on the gluteal muscles, prohibit specific massage techniques recognized by the California Massage Therapy Council as legitimate, or impose any other specific restriction on professional practice beyond those set forth in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 4609 of the Business and Professions Code, except as authorized by Section 460 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. GOV § 51283.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 51283.1
Section 51283.1
Status: in_force

(a) The assessor shall determine the current fair market value of the land as if it were free of the contractual restriction pursuant to Section 51283. The Department of Conservation or the landowner, also referred to in this section as “parties,” may provide information to assist the assessor to determine the value. Any information provided to the assessor shall be served on the other party, unless the information was provided at the request of the assessor, and would be confidential under law if required of an assessee.

(b) Within 45 days of receiving the assessor’s notice pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 51283 or Section 51283.4, if the Department of Conservation or the landowner believes that the current fair market valuation certified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51283 or Section 51283.4 is not accurate, the department or the landowner may request formal review from the county assessor in the county considering the petition to cancel the contract. The department or the landowner shall submit to the assessor and the other party the reasons for believing the valuation is not accurate and the additional information the requesting party believes may substantiate a recalculation of the property valuation. The assessor may recover the assessor’s reasonable costs of the formal review from the party requesting the review, and may provide an estimate of those costs to the requesting party. The recovery of these costs from the department may be deducted by the city or county from cancellation fees received pursuant to this chapter before transmittal to the Controller for deposit in the Soil Conservation Fund. The assessor may require a deposit from the landowner to cover the contingency that payment of a cancellation fee will not necessarily result from the completion of a formal review. This subdivision shall not be construed as a limitation on the authority provided in Section 51287 for cities or counties to recover their costs in the cancellation process, except that the assessor’s costs of conducting a formal review shall not be borne by the nonrequesting party.

(1) If no request is made within 45 days of receiving notice by certified mail of the valuation, the assessor’s valuation shall be used to calculate the fee.

(2) Upon receiving a request for formal review, the assessor shall formally review the valuation if, based on the determination of the assessor, the information may have a material effect on valuation of the property. The assessor shall notify the parties that the formal review is being undertaken and that information to aid the assessor’s review shall be submitted within 30 days of the date of the notice to the parties. Any information submitted to the assessor shall be served on the other party who shall have 30 days to respond to that information to the assessor. If the response to the assessor contains new information, the party receiving that response shall have 20 days to respond to the assessor as to the new information. All submittals and responses to the assessor shall be served on the other party by personal service or an affidavit of mailing. The assessor shall avoid ex parte contacts during the formal review and shall report any such contacts to the department and the landowner at the same time the review is complete. The assessor shall complete the review no later than 120 days of receiving the request.

(3) At the conclusion of the formal review, the assessor shall either revise the cancellation valuation or determine that the original cancellation valuation is accurate. The assessor shall send the revised valuation or notice of the determination that the valuation is accurate to the department, the landowner, and the board or council considering the petition to cancel the contract. The assessor shall include a brief narrative of what consideration was given to the items of information and responses directly relating to the cancellation value submitted by the parties. The assessor shall give no consideration to a party’s information or response that was not served on the other party. If the assessor denies a formal review, a brief narrative shall be provided to the parties indicating the basis for the denial, if requested.

(c) For purposes of this section, the valuation date of any revised valuation pursuant to formal review or following judicial challenge shall remain the date of the assessor’s initial valuation, or the initial recomputation pursuant to Section 51283.4. For purposes of cancellation fee calculation in a tentative cancellation as provided in Section 51283, or in a recomputation for final cancellation as provided in Section 51283.4, a cancellation value shall be considered current for one year after its determination and certification by the assessor.

(d) This section represents the exclusive administrative procedure for appealing a cancellation valuation calculated pursuant to this section. The Department of Conservation shall represent the interests of the state in the administrative and judicial remedies for challenging the determination of a cancellation valuation or cancellation fee.
Cal. GOV § 51175 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.8 / Section 51175
Section 51175
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:

(a) Wildfires are extremely costly, not only to property owners and residents, but also to local agencies. Wildfires pose a serious threat to the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. The wildfire front is not the only source of risk since embers, or firebrands, travel far beyond the area impacted by the front and pose a risk of ignition to a structure or fuel on a site for a longer time. Since fires ignore civil boundaries, it is necessary that cities, counties, special districts, state agencies, and federal agencies work together to bring raging fires under control. Preventive measures are therefore needed to ensure the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.

(b) The prevention of wildland fires is not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution, but is instead, a matter of statewide concern. It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter apply to all local agencies, including, but not limited to, charter cities, charter counties, and charter cities and counties. This subdivision shall not limit the authority of a local agency to impose more restrictive fire and public safety requirements, as otherwise authorized by law.

(c) It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to limit or restrict the authority of a local agency to impose more restrictive fire and public safety requirements, as otherwise authorized by law.
Cal. GOV § 56744 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 56744
Section 56744
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise determined by the commission pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 56375, territory shall not be incorporated into, or annexed to, a city pursuant to this division if, as a result of that incorporation or annexation, unincorporated territory is completely surrounded by that city or by territory of that city on one or more sides and the Pacific Ocean on the remaining sides.
Cal. GOV § 50665.11 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50665.11
Section 50665.11
Status: in_force

When two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at the same election, the votes cast for and against each proposition shall be counted separately.
Cal. GOV § 53622 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1.5 / Section 53622
Section 53622
Status: in_force

(a) Funds intended for the payment of employee retiree health benefits shall only be held for the purpose of providing benefits to participants in the retiree health benefit plan and defraying reasonable expenses of administering that plan.

(b) The governing body or designated officer, when making investments of the funds, shall discharge its duties with respect to the investment of the funds.

(1) Solely in the interest of, and for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to, participants in the retiree health benefit plan, minimizing employer contributions thereto, and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the plan.

(2) With the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with these matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.

(3) Shall diversify the investments of the funds so as to minimize the risk of loss and to maximize the rate of return, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so.
Cal. GOV § 50081.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 50081.1
Section 50081.1
Status: in_force

The legislative body of a local agency may furnish police officers and deputy sheriffs assigned to solo motorcycle duty with the following safety equipment:

(a) Motorcycle boots and riding breeches.

(b) Leather motorcycle jacket and leather gloves.

(c) Plastic safety helmet.

(d) Suitable eye protective glasses for day duty and suitable eye protective glasses for night duty.

Such equipment shall remain the property of the local agency and shall be returned upon request of the local agency.
Cal. GOV § 51520 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 51520
Section 51520
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions 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 service 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 service 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 § 56131.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 56131.5
Section 56131.5
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of an application for the formation of, annexation to, detachment from, consolidation of, or dissolution of a local health care district created pursuant to Division 23 (commencing with Section 32000) of the Health and Safety Code or of an application for a reorganization including any of those changes of organization or the initiation by the commission of any of those changes of organization or any reorganization including any of those changes of organization, the commission shall notify all state agencies that have oversight or regulatory responsibility over, or a contractual relationship with, the local health care district that is the subject of the proposed change of organization or reorganization, of its receipt of the application or the initiation by the commission of the proposed change of organization or reorganization and the proposal, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The State Department of Health Care Services, including, but not limited to, the Medi-Cal Division.

(2) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, including, but not limited to, the Cal-Mortgage Loan Insurance Division.

(3) The California Health Facilities Financing Authority.

(4) The State Department of Public Health, including, but not limited to, the Licensing and Certification Division.

(b) A state agency shall have 60 days from the date of receipt of notification by the commission to comment on the proposal. The commission shall consider all comments received from any state agency in making its decision.
Cal. GOV § 53381.7 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.7 / Article 4 / Section 53381.7
Section 53381.7
Status: in_force

Whenever the legislative body determines that it is economically sound and in the public interest for the district to rehabilitate facilities that were not identified in the resolution of intention to create the district, or to rehabilitate public facilities located in territory that is not within the boundaries of the district, or to levy an assessment, or impose a special tax, fee, or charge that was not described in the resolution of intention to create the district, it may grant that authority to the district. The legislative body may grant that authority by adopting a resolution of intention to change the authority of the district, publishing a notice of that intention, holding a hearing, and adopting a resolution to change the authority of the district in the same manner as is required for the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the district pursuant to Section 53373.
Cal. GOV § 53941 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 53941
Section 53941
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that the owners of pleasure riding animals receive special benefit from the use of public areas designated for use by such animals. It is the purpose of this article to provide for the acquisition and development of further public areas, including public riding and hiking trails, by a tax on those persons who receive special benefit from such public areas.
Cal. GOV § 56030 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56030
Section 56030
Status: in_force

“Consolidation” means the uniting or joining of two or more cities located in the same county into a single new successor city or two or more districts into a single new successor district.
Cal. GOV § 56049 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56049
Section 56049
Status: in_force

“Landowner-voter” means any person entitled to vote in a landowner-voter district, or the legal representative of that person or, in the case of an election, the proxy of that person if authorized by the principal act.
Cal. GOV § 50843 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 50843
Section 50843
Status: in_force

At each quarterly meeting, the board shall send to the treasurer and the auditor of the local agency a list of persons entitled to payment from the fund and the amount and purpose of the payments. The list shall be certified and signed by the president and secretary of the board and attested under oath.
Cal. GOV § 50873 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 50873
Section 50873
Status: in_force

On the death of a disabled member, his heirs or assigns have no claim against the fund.
Cal. GOV § 50485.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6.5 / Section 50485.3
Section 50485.3
Status: in_force

In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, every city or county having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits may adopt, administer, and enforce, under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter prescribed, airport zoning regulations for such airport hazard area, which regulations may divide such area into zones, and, within such zones, specify the land uses permitted and regulate and restrict the height to which structures and trees may be erected or allowed to grow.
Cal. GOV § 56711 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 56711
Section 56711
Status: in_force

Any public or federal agency owning land within the territory which is the subject of the proposed change of organization or reorganization shall be deemed a landowner for the purpose of the signing and certification of a petition for the change of organization or reorganization. That agency may authorize the petition to be signed for the agency, and on behalf of the agency, by any duly authorized officer or employee.
Cal. GOV § 53369.26 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.6 / Article 2 / Section 53369.26
Section 53369.26
Status: in_force

No later than June 30 of each year after the adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, the legislative body shall post an annual report in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the legislative body’s Internet Web site. The annual report shall contain all of the following:

(a) A summary of the district’s expenditures.

(b) A description of the progress made toward the district’s adopted goals.

(c) An assessment of the status regarding completion of the district’s projects.
Cal. GOV § 50711 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 1 / Section 50711
Section 50711
Status: in_force

The board may insure against loss of revenue from any cause whatever and the proceeds of such insurance shall be used solely for the payment of the bonds and interest thereon.
Cal. GOV § 54140 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 54140
Section 54140
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the “Federal Surplus Property Acquisition Law of 1945.”
Cal. GOV § 51931 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 51931
Section 51931
Status: in_force

On each proposition separately submitted, including the proposition presented pursuant to Section 51929.5, if an elector marks the voting target next to the word “Yes,” the elector’s vote shall be counted for the adoption of the proposition, and if the elector marks the voting target next to the word “No,” the elector’s vote shall be counted against the adoption of the proposition.
Cal. GOV § 56864.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 56864.1
Section 56864.1
Status: in_force

(a) A petition for reorganization shall be signed so as to comply with the applicable signature requirements of this article with respect to each of the various changes proposed in the petition.

(b) If a proposal for reorganization includes a proposal for the formation of a new district, the petition shall comply with the signature requirements, if any, of a petition for formation of the district, as set forth in the principal act designated in the petition for formation, and if there are no such requirements, then the requirements of this part pertaining to dissolution.

(c) If a proposal for reorganization includes incorporation, the petition shall comply with the signature requirements for incorporation.
Cal. CIV § 887.020 — California Code / Code civ / Division 2 / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 887.020
Section 887.020
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an easement that is part of a unified or reciprocal system for the mutual benefit of multiple parties.
Cal. GOV § 56803 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 56803
Section 56803
Status: in_force

If the commission approves a proposal which includes the incorporation of a city, the resolution making determinations shall accept or reject each of the findings and recommendations made in the executive officer’s report prepared pursuant to Section 56665, and the fiscal analysis prepared pursuant to Section 56800. If the commission rejects a finding or recommendation, the resolution making determinations shall include findings by the commission which present the basis for any rejection.
Cal. GOV § 57463 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 57463
Section 57463
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of Section 57462, any funds, money, or property of a dissolved district may be used by the successor for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the district and, after distribution to any city, county, or district may be used for any lawful purpose of the city, county, or district to which the funds, money, or property have been distributed. So far as may be practicable, the funds, money, or property shall be used for the benefit of the lands, inhabitants, and taxpayers within the territory of the dissolved district.
Cal. GOV § 54974 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 54974
Section 54974
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever an unscheduled vacancy occurs in any board, commission, or committee for which the legislative body has the appointing power, whether due to resignation, death, termination, or other causes, a special vacancy notice shall be posted in the office of the clerk of the local agency, on either the local agency’s Internet Web site or at the library designated pursuant to Section 54973, and in other places as directed by the legislative body, not earlier than 20 days before or not later than 20 days after the vacancy occurs. Final appointment to the board, commission, or committee shall not be made by the legislative body for at least 10 working days after the posting of the notice in the clerk’s office.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the legislative body may, if it finds that an emergency exists, fill the unscheduled vacancy immediately. A person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only on an acting basis until the final appointment is made pursuant to this section.
Cal. GOV § 54430 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 54430
Section 54430
Status: in_force

The holder of the bonds or coupons shall not compel the exercise of the taxing power by the local agency or the forfeiture of its property.
Cal. GOV § 56832 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 56832
Section 56832
Status: in_force

The commission may accept contributions from any source for the purpose of paying the expenses of a reorganization committee in the conduct of its study, report, and recommendation. Any affected county, affected city, or affected district may make contributions for that purpose. The commission and any affected county, affected city, or affected district may make any of its facilities available for the use of a reorganization committee and may authorize any of its officers and employees to furnish advice, assistance, or services to the committee.
Cal. GOV § 50075.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.5 / Section 50075.5
Section 50075.5
Status: in_force

As used in this article:

(a) “Local agency” means any county, city, city and county, including a charter city or county, or any special district.

(b) “Special district” means an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or a special act, for the performance of governmental or proprietary functions, with limited geographic boundaries, including, but not limited to, a school district and a community college district.
Cal. CIV § 1940.05 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1940.05
Section 1940.05
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, “immigration or citizenship status” includes a perception that the person has a particular immigration status or citizenship status, or that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, a particular immigration status or citizenship status.
Cal. GOV § 54900 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 54900
Section 54900
Status: in_force

When there is a change in boundaries (1) of a city, (2) of a district, or special zone thereof, within a city the tax levy of which is carried on the regular city assessment roll, or (3) of a district, or special zone thereof, the tax or special assessment levy of which is carried on the regular county assessment roll, or when a city or any district, or special zone thereof, is created the tax or special assessment levy of which is carried on the regular county assessment roll, or when a district previously levying and collecting taxes or special assessments based upon its own assessment utilizes the regular city or county assessment roll, the tax or assessment levying authority of the city or district shall file or cause to be filed a statement of the creation or change, or of the exterior boundaries of the district and the special zones therein newly utilizing the regular city or county assessment roll. The city or district shall prepare the statement and forward it to the tax or assessment levying authority for filing.

Any filing as required by this section by the executive officer of a local agency formation commission pursuant to Section 57204 shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.
Cal. GOV § 57115 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 57115
Section 57115
Status: in_force

Any resolution of the commission forwarding a change of organization or a reorganization for confirmation by the voters shall, in addition to any applicable requirements contained in Sections 57100 to 57111, inclusive, do all of the following:

(a) Designate the affected territory within which the special election or elections shall be held.

(b) Provide for the question or questions to be submitted to the voters.

(c) Specify any terms or conditions provided for in the change of organization or reorganization.

(d) State the vote required for confirmation of the change of organization or reorganization.
Cal. GOV § 53316 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 53316
Section 53316
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all local agencies insofar as those entities have the power to install or contribute revenue for any of the facilities or provide or contribute revenue for any of the services authorized under this chapter. This chapter authorizes local agencies to create community facilities districts pursuant to this chapter within their territorial limits. A local agency may initiate proceedings pursuant to Section 53318 to include territory proposed for annexation to the local agency within a community facilities district if a petition or resolution of application for the annexation of the territory to the local agency has been accepted for filing and a certificate of filing has been issued by the executive officer of the local agency formation commission at the time the proceedings to create the district are initiated. Those proceedings may be completed only if the annexation of the territory to the local agency is completed. The officers of local agencies who have similar powers and duties, as determined by the legislative body of the local agency, as the municipal officers referred to in this chapter shall have the powers and duties given by this chapter to the municipal officials. Where no similar officer exists, the legislative body of the local agency shall, by resolution, appoint a person or designate an officer to perform the duties under this chapter. Any local agency that has no authority to enact an ordinance under other laws may, for purposes of this chapter, enact an ordinance in substantially the same manner as provided for the enactment of a city ordinance in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 36900) of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 4.
Cal. GOV § 50667.9 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50667.9
Section 50667.9
Status: in_force

Any resolution containing a procedure specified in Section 50667.8 may also provide for meetings of bondholders or for their written assent without a meeting and the manner of consenting, with or without a meeting.
Cal. PEN § 4536.5 — California Code / Code pen / Part 3 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4536.5
Section 4536.5
Status: in_force

The medical director or person in charge of a state hospital or other public or private mental health facility to which a person has been committed under the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 6600) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall promptly notify the Department of Corrections’ Sexually Violent Predator Parole Coordinator, the chief of police of the city in which the hospital or facility is located, or the sheriff of the county if the hospital or facility is located in an unincorporated area, of the escape of the person, and shall request the assistance of the chief of police or sheriff in apprehending the person, and shall, within 48 hours of the escape of the person, orally notify the court that made the commitment, the prosecutor in the case, and the Department of Justice of the escape.
Cal. GOV § 50667.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50667.3
Section 50667.3
Status: in_force

The legislative body may provide limitations on:

(a) The purpose to which the proceeds of sale of any issue of bonds may be applied.

(b) The issuance of additional bonds for the same purpose and on the lien of additional bonds.
Cal. GOV § 50910 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 50910
Section 50910
Status: in_force

At the time of each annual tax levy, the legislative body of the local agency shall direct that from the funds of the local agency an amount equal to 2 percent of the salaries paid to the policemen during the preceding year be paid into the police relief and pension fund, and an amount equal to 2 percent of the salaries paid to the firemen during the preceding year into the firemen’s relief and pension fund.
Cal. GOV § 51541 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 51541
Section 51541
Status: in_force

This article provides an alternative method by which the duties of city officers designated in this article may be performed by officers of the county in which the city is situated.
Cal. GOV § 53508.6 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4.5 / Section 53508.6
Section 53508.6
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a school district or community college district may, pursuant to this article, issue bonds that do not allow for the compounding of interest and that have a maturity greater than 30 years, but not greater than 40 years, if the school district or community college district does both of the following:

(a) Complies with the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 15146 of the Education Code.

(b) Makes a finding that the useful life of the facility financed with the bonds that do not allow for the compounding of interest and that have a maturity greater than 30 years, but not greater than 40 years, equals or exceeds the maturity date of those bonds.
Cal. GOV § 53600.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 53600.5
Section 53600.5
Status: in_force

When investing, reinvesting, purchasing, acquiring, exchanging, selling, or managing public funds, the primary objective of a trustee shall be to safeguard the principal of the funds under its control. The secondary objective shall be to meet the liquidity needs of the depositor. The third objective shall be to achieve a return on the funds under its control.
Cal. GOV § 54981 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Section 54981
Section 54981
Status: in_force

The legislative body of any local agency may contract with any other local agency for the performance by the latter of municipal services or functions within the territory of the former.
Cal. GOV § 50666.9 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50666.9
Section 50666.9
Status: in_force

The principal of, and interest on, the bonds and any premiums upon the redemption of any thereof are not a debt of the local agency, nor a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien, or encumbrance, upon any of its property, or upon any of its income, receipts, or revenues except the revenues that have been pledged to their payment.
Cal. PEN § 4752 — California Code / Code pen / Part 3 / Title 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 4752
Section 4752
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, reasonable and necessary costs shall be based upon all operating costs, including the cost of elected officials, except superior court judges, while serving in line functions and including all administrative costs associated with providing the necessary services and securing reimbursement therefor. Administrative costs include a proportional allowance for overhead determined in accordance with current accounting practices.
Cal. GOV § 53972.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 16 / Section 53972.5
Section 53972.5
Status: in_force

A proposal for the creation of a local agency for the purpose of providing fire protection, prevention, or suppression services directly, by contract with another local agency, or pursuant to the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, Part 3 (commencing with Section 13800) of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code, or police protection services, may be combined with a proposal for the adoption by the local agency of a special tax pursuant to Section 53978, and presented to the voters as a single ballot proposition. If both proposals are presented as a single ballot proposition, the proposed local agency shall not be created, and the special tax shall not take effect, unless the proposition is approved by two-thirds of the voters voting upon the proposition.
Cal. GOV § 53097.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 53097.5
Section 53097.5
Status: in_force

A county or city may inspect school buildings, as defined in Section 39141 of the Education Code, pursuant to guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 16500 of the Health and Safety Code or pursuant to any local ordinance regulating substandard conditions in buildings used for human habitation. The results of the inspections shall be forwarded to the office of the State Architect.
Cal. GOV § 54983 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Section 54983
Section 54983
Status: in_force

Authority for entering into agreements pursuant to this chapter shall be construed as supplementing existing authority for legislative bodies of local agencies to enter into agreements for the providing of municipal services and functions and shall not be construed as authorizing the legislative body of any local agency to enter into an agreement for the providing of municipal services or functions which it is prohibited to provide by law or which exceeds the force account limit applicable to the local agency contracting to receive services.

The amendments to this section which become effective January 1, 1981, shall not apply to any agreement which was made prior to that date nor to the current term of any self-renewing or renewable agreement which had been entered into prior to that date.
Cal. GOV § 57412 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 57412
Section 57412
Status: in_force

The governing body of the successor shall provide for collection of debts due the city and wind up its affairs. Upon an order by the commission, the appropriate officer of the successor shall perform any act necessary for winding up the city affairs, with the same effect as if it had been performed by the proper city officer.
Cal. GOV § 54640 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 54640
Section 54640
Status: in_force

Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon a bondholder or his trustee, any bondholder or his trustee has the remedies set forth in this article for the equal benefit and protection of all bondholders similarly situated.
Cal. GOV § 52106 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 52106
Section 52106
Status: in_force

An authority may, subject to the direction of the governing body, do all of the following:

(a) Conduct public hearings for all energy projects.

(b) Hold public hearings to review and approve all projects being developed within the community that involve a substantial use of energy and may impact the economic stability of the local economy, with particular attention to the impact on low- and moderate-income households.

(c) Exempt specific projects from the review process.
Cal. PEN § 4753.5 — California Code / Code pen / Part 3 / Title 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 4753.5
Section 4753.5
Status: in_force

A superior court shall prepare a statement of costs that shall be reimbursed under this chapter. The state may not include any costs that are incurred by a city or county, as described in Section 4751. The statement shall be sent to the Administrative Office of the Courts for approval and reimbursement.
Cal. GOV § 51292 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 51292
Section 51292
Status: in_force

No public agency or person shall locate a public improvement within an agricultural preserve unless the following findings are made:

(a) The location is not based primarily on a consideration of the lower cost of acquiring land in an agricultural preserve.

(b) If the land is agricultural land covered under a contract pursuant to this chapter for any public improvement, that there is no other land within or outside the preserve on which it is reasonably feasible to locate the public improvement.
Cal. CIV § 1995.330 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 1995.330
Section 1995.330
Status: in_force

(a) An assignee who receives or makes a transfer in violation of a restriction on transfer of a tenant’s interest in a lease is jointly and severally liable with the tenant for contract damages under Section 1995.320. For this purpose, the provisions of Section 1951.2 applicable to a lessee apply to an assignee.

(b) The landlord’s right to terminate a lease under Section 1995.320 includes the right to terminate a transfer without terminating the lease. If the landlord terminates a transfer without terminating the lease, the assignee or subtenant in possession is guilty of unlawful detainer and the landlord may obtain possession from the assignee or subtenant without terminating the right to possession of the tenant. For this purpose, the landlord may use the procedure provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1159) of Title 3 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, with the changes necessary to make the procedure applicable to this subdivision.
Cal. GOV § 53508.9 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4.5 / Section 53508.9
Section 53508.9
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 53508.7, a local agency may sell bonds at a negotiated sale for a price at, above, or below par value, as authorized by the legislative body, without further approval, if the legislative body adopts a resolution before the negotiated sale, as an agenda item at a public meeting, that includes all of the following:

(1) Express approval of the negotiated method of sale.

(2) Statement of the reasons for selecting the negotiated method of sale.

(3) Disclosure of the identity of the bond counsel.

(4) Disclosure of the identity of the bond underwriter and the financial adviser, if used for the negotiated bond sale. If a bond underwriter or financial adviser has not been selected at the time the legislative body adopts the resolution, the legislative body shall disclose the identity at the public meeting first occurring after the bond underwriter or financial adviser has been selected.

(5) Estimate of the costs associated with the bond issuance.

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

(1) “Legislative body” means the governing body of a local agency.

(2) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, and special district. “Special district” means an agency of the state formed for the performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited geographic boundaries, and shall not include a school district or community college district.
Cal. GOV § 54418 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 54418
Section 54418
Status: in_force

The legislative body may sell the bonds at a price above or below par in a manner, at public or private sale, as it determines by resolution. If the legislative body decides to sell the bonds at private sale rather than public sale, the local agency shall send a written statement to the California Debt Advisory Commission, no later than two weeks after the sale of the bonds, explaining the reasons for that decision.
Cal. GOV § 54308 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 54308
Section 54308
Status: in_force

“Law” includes the charter of a local agency.
Cal. GOV § 56106 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 56106
Section 56106
Status: in_force

Any provisions in this division governing the time within which an official or the commission is to act shall in all instances, except for notice requirements and the requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 56658 and subdivision (b) of Section 56895, be deemed directory, rather than mandatory.
Cal. GOV § 50573 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 50573
Section 50573
Status: in_force

Any person or family of low or moderate income, housing corporation, limited dividend housing corporation, or nonprofit corporation may bring an action to enforce the provisions of this article relating to the inventory pursuant to Section 50569.
Cal. PEN § 949 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 949
Section 949
Status: in_force

The first pleading on the part of the people in the superior court in a felony case is the indictment, information, or the complaint in any case certified to the superior court under Section 859a. The first pleading on the part of the people in a misdemeanor or infraction case is the complaint except as otherwise provided by law. The first pleading on the part of the people in a proceeding pursuant to Section 3060 of the Government Code is an accusation.
Cal. CIV § 1954.201 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 1954.201
Section 1954.201
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to do both of the following:

(a) To encourage the conservation of water in multifamily residential rental buildings through means either within the landlord’s or the tenant’s control.

(b) To establish that the practices involving the submetering of dwelling units for water service are just and reasonable, and include appropriate safeguards for both tenants and landlords.
Cal. GOV § 52053 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 52053
Section 52053
Status: in_force

The authority may adopt rules and regulations not in conflict with law.
Cal. GOV § 51110.2 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.7 / Article 2 / Section 51110.2
Section 51110.2
Status: in_force

The county or city planning commission shall hold a public hearing on parcels referred to it for review by the board or council pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 51110 and subdivision (c) of Section 51110.1 according to Section 65854, and shall render its decision in the form of a written recommendation to the board or council according to Section 65855. The planning commission shall include in its recommendation to the board or council considerations as to the exact zoning boundaries to be drawn within each assessors parcel contained in list A or list B.
Cal. GOV § 53105 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 53105
Section 53105
Status: in_force

“Transfer method,” as used in this article, means a telephone service which receives telephone requests for emergency services and directly transfers such requests to an appropriate public safety agency or other provider of emergency services.
Cal. GOV § 53389 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.7 / Article 5 / Section 53389
Section 53389
Status: in_force

The legislative body shall notify the county auditor if the voters approve the issuance of the bonds pursuant to the election conducted in accordance with Section 53388.
Cal. GOV § 54953.8.2 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 54953.8.2
Section 54953.8.2
Status: in_force

(a) A legislative body of a local agency may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.8 during a proclaimed state of emergency or local emergency, provided that it complies with the requirements of that section and the teleconferencing is used in either of the following circumstances:

(1) For the purpose of determining, by majority vote, whether as a result of the emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.

(2) After a determination described in paragraph (1) is made that, as a result of the emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.

(b) If the state of emergency or local emergency remains active, in order to continue to teleconference pursuant to this section, the legislative body shall, no later than 45 days after teleconferencing for the first time pursuant to this section, and every 45 days thereafter, make the following findings by majority vote:

(1) The legislative body has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency or local emergency.

(2) The state of emergency or local emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person.

(c) This section shall not be construed to require the legislative body to provide a physical location from which the public may attend or comment.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 54953.8, a legislative body conducting a teleconference meeting pursuant to this section may elect to use a two-way telephonic service without a live webcasting of the meeting.

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

(1) “Local emergency” means a condition of extreme peril to persons or property proclaimed by the governing body of the local agency affected, in accordance with Section 8630 of the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2), as defined in Section 8680.9, or a local health emergency declared pursuant to Section 101080 of the Health and Safety Code. Local emergency, as used in this section, refers only to local emergencies in the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction.

(2) “State of emergency” means state of emergency proclaimed pursuant to Section 8625 of the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2).
Cal. GOV § 54230 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 54230
Section 54230
Status: in_force

(a) (1) On or before December 31 of each year, each county and each city shall make a central inventory of all surplus land, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 54221, and all lands in excess of its foreseeable needs, if any, identified pursuant to Section 50569, located in all urbanized areas and urban clusters, as designated by the United States Census Bureau, within the jurisdiction of the county or city that the county or city or any of its departments, agencies, or authorities owns or controls.

(2) (A) Each county and each city shall make a description of each parcel described in paragraph (1) and the present use of the parcel a matter of public record and shall report this information to the Department of Housing and Community Development, in a form prescribed by the department, as part of its annual progress report submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 65400.

(B) The information reported pursuant to this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, the following information with respect to each site:

(i) Street address, or similar location information.

(ii) Assessor’s parcel number.

(iii) Existing use.

(iv) Whether the site is surplus land or exempt surplus land.

(v) Size in acres.

(3) Each county and each city, upon request, shall provide a list of its surplus land and excess surplus land to an individual, limited dividend corporation, housing corporation, or nonprofit corporation without charge.

(b) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall provide the information reported to it by a city or county pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) to the Department of General Services for inclusion in a digitized inventory of all state-owned parcels that are in excess of state needs.

(c) The Department of Housing and Community Development may review, adopt, amend, and repeal standards, forms, and definitions in order to implement this section. Any standards, forms, or definitions adopted, amended, or repealed pursuant to this subdivision are hereby exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2).
Cal. GOV § 53869 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 53869
Section 53869
Status: in_force

By ordinance or resolution the legislative body may provide the notice and the procedure of sale by which the lien or property may be sold and whether the sale shall be for cash or on terms.
Cal. GOV § 53398.58 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.99 / Article 1 / Section 53398.58
Section 53398.58
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of the issuance of bonds pursuant to 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. However, notwithstanding the time limits specified in Section 860 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the action shall be commenced within 30 days after adoption of the resolution pursuant to Section 53398.77 providing for issuance of the bonds if the action is brought by an interested person pursuant to Section 863 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any appeal from a judgment in that action or proceeding shall be commenced within 30 days after entry of judgment.
Cal. CCP § 417.40 — California Code / Code ccp / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 417.40
Section 417.40
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 563, Sec. 10.   (AB 747)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 11 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 563.]
(a) Any proof of service which is signed by a person registered under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 22350) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code or the person’s employee or independent contractor shall indicate the county in which the person is registered and the number assigned to the person pursuant to Section 22355 of the Business and Professions Code.

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

[Repealed (in Sec. 10) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 563, Sec. 11.   (AB 747)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.]
(a) A proof of service that is signed by a person who is required to be registered under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 22350) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code or the person’s employee or independent contractor shall indicate the number assigned to the person by the county clerk pursuant to Section 22355 of the Business and Professions Code.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Cal. GOV § 53075.51 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 53075.51
Section 53075.51
Status: in_force

(a) Any city or county, regardless of whether a taxicab company is substantially located within its jurisdiction as defined in Section 53075.5, may adopt, by ordinance, operating requirements for taxicab companies and taxicab drivers that do not relate to permitting or business licensing, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Limits on the number of taxicab companies that may use taxi stand areas or pickup street hails within that city’s or county’s jurisdictional boundaries. If a city or county chooses to limit the number of taxis that use the stand areas or pick up street hails, the city or county shall identify those vehicles with a window sticker and shall not establish additional requirements or costs to the taxis beyond that authorized by Section 53075.5 or this section.

(2) Requirements on a taxicab company to provide services in a manner that provides equal accessibility for all populations within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city or county.

(3) Other public health, safety, or welfare ordinances relating to taxicabs.

(b) Compliance with requirements adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be a condition for issuance of a permit.

(c) A city or county may administratively impose civil liability for violation of ordinances adopted pursuant to this section. The minimum fine for violation of ordinances relative to this section shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Civil liability imposed pursuant to this section shall be paid to the city or county where the violation occurred and expended solely for the purposes of this chapter.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
Cal. GOV § 56158 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 56158
Section 56158
Status: in_force

Notice required to be posted shall be posted on or near the doors of the meeting room of the legislative body or commission or upon any official bulletin board used for the purpose of posting public notices by, or pertaining to, the legislative body or commission.
Cal. PEN § 958 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 958
Section 958
Status: in_force

Words used in a statute to define a public offense need not be strictly pursued in the accusatory pleading, but other words conveying the same meaning may be used.
Cal. GOV § 53123.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.3 / Section 53123.4
Section 53123.4
Status: in_force

(a) The 988 State Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.

(b) (1) The fund shall consist of the revenue generated by the 988 surcharge assessed on users under Section 41020 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, which revenue shall be used solely for the operations of the 988 center and mobile crisis teams as defined in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Section 9813(b)(2) of Public Law 117-2). The fund shall also consist of any other appropriations made to it by the Legislature. The Legislature may consider additional uses for the revenue generated by the 988 surcharge based on recommendations made by the California Health and Human Services Agency and the advisory group pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 53123.3.

(2) The revenue generated by the 988 surcharge shall, to the extent not prohibited by Section 251a of Title 47 of the United States Code and any applicable rules or regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission and in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 41136 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, be prioritized to fund the following:

(A) First, the 988 centers, including the efficient and effective routing of telephone calls, personnel, and the provision of acute behavioral health services through telephone call, text, and chat to the 988 number.

(B) Second, the operation of mobile crisis teams accessed via telephone calls, texts, or chats made to or routed through 988 as specified under Section 4(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 116-172.

(3) Money in the fund shall not be subject to transfer to another fund or to transfer, assignment, or reassignment for another use or purpose outside of those specified in this article.

(4)  988 surcharge revenue in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes specified in this article.

(5)  The revenue generated by the 988 surcharge shall be used to supplement, not supplant, federal, state, and local funding for 988 centers and behavioral health crisis services.

(6)  The revenue generated by the 988 surcharge may only be used to fund service and operation expenses that are not reimbursable through Medicaid federal financial participation, Medicare, health care service plans, or disability insurers.

(c) The office, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services, may adopt regulations regarding how funds received shall be disseminated to support the operations of the 988 system and related behavioral health crisis services.

(d) The office shall require an entity seeking funds available through the 988 Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund to annually file an expenditure and outcomes report in a form and manner as determined by the office and the State Department of Health Care Services. The expenditure and outcomes report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) The total budget.

(2) Number and job classification of personnel.

(3) The number of individuals served.

(4) The outcomes for individuals served, if known.

(5) The health coverage status of individuals served, if known.

(6) Beginning July 1, 2025, to the extent feasible and consistent with paragraph (11) of subdivision (b) of Section 53123.3, measures of system performance, including capacity, wait times, and the ability to meet demand for services.

(7) Beginning January 1, 2030, to the extent feasible and consistent with paragraph (11) of subdivision (b) of Section 53123.3 the amount billed to and reimbursed by Medi-Cal or other public and private health care service plans or insurers.

(8) The number of individuals who used the service and self-identified as veterans or active military personnel, if known.

(e) The State Treasurer shall report annually to the office on fund deposits and expenditures.
Cal. GOV § 54524 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 54524
Section 54524
Status: in_force

The duties set forth in this article do not require the local agency to expend any funds other than revenues received or receivable from the enterprise and such other funds from any source as are legally available and as are made available for the enterprise or to secure payment of the principal of or interest on bonds as provided in this chapter.
Cal. GOV § 54999 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 13.7 / Section 54999
Section 54999
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that many public entities that provide public utility service have imposed capital facilities fees applicable to users of public utility facilities in order to equitably apportion the cost of capital facilities construction or expansion required by all public and private users of the facilities. In the recent decision in San Marcos Water Dist. v. San Marcos Unified School Dist., 42 Cal. 3d 154, the California Supreme Court held that public entities cannot be made subject to these fees without statutory authorization. As a result, the fiscal stability and service capabilities of the affected public utility service agencies which have in good faith collected and spent these fees for capital improvements are seriously impaired as is the ability to finance essential future facilities.

(b) The Legislature further finds that the holding in the San Marcos Water Dist. v. San Marcos Unified School Dist., 42 Cal. 3d 154, should be revised to authorize payment and collection of capital facilities fees subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, and in furtherance of this finding the Legislature hereby enacts the following provisions.
Cal. GOV § 54238.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 8.5 / Section 54238.4
Section 54238.4
Status: in_force

This article is intended to benefit persons and families subject to displacement and persons and families of low or moderate income. The article shall be liberally construed to permit such persons or families to enforce the rights, duties, and benefits created by the article.
Cal. GOV § 54953.7 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 54953.7
Section 54953.7
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, legislative bodies of local agencies may impose requirements upon themselves which allow greater access to their meetings than prescribed by the minimal standards set forth in this chapter. In addition thereto, an elected legislative body of a local agency may impose those requirements on appointed legislative bodies of the local agency.
Cal. GOV § 53635.8 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 53635.8
Section 53635.8
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a local agency that has the authority under law to invest funds, at its discretion, may invest a portion of its surplus funds in deposits at a commercial bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union that uses a private sector entity that assists in the placement of deposits. The following conditions shall apply:

(a) The local agency shall choose a nationally or state-chartered commercial bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union in this state to invest the funds, which shall be known as the “selected” depository institution.

(b) The selected depository institution may use a private sector entity to help place local agency deposits with one or more commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions that are located in the United States and are within the network used by the private sector entity for this purpose.

(c) The selected depository institution shall request that the local agency inform it of depository institutions at which the local agency has other deposits, and the selected depository institution shall provide that information to the private sector entity.

(d) Any private sector entity used by a selected depository institution to help place its local agency deposits shall maintain policies and procedures requiring all of the following:

(1) The full amount of each deposit placed pursuant to subdivision (b) and the interest that may accrue on each such deposit shall at all times be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration.

(2) Every depository institution where funds are placed shall be capitalized at a level that is sufficient, and be otherwise eligible, to receive such deposits pursuant to regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration, as applicable.

(3) At the time of the local agency’s investment with a selected depository institution and no less than monthly thereafter, the private sector entity shall ensure that the local agency is provided with an inventory of all depository institutions in which deposits have been placed on the local agency’s behalf, that are within the private sector entity’s network.

(4) Within its network, the private sector entity shall ensure that it does not place additional deposits from a particular local agency with any depository institution identified pursuant to subdivision (c) as holding that local agency’s deposits if those additional deposits would result in that local agency’s total amount on deposit at that depository institution exceeding the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration insurance limit.

(e) If a selected depository uses two or more private sector entities to assist in the placement of a local agency’s deposits, the selected depository shall ensure that it does not place additional deposits from a particular local agency with a depository institution if those additional deposits would result in that local agency’s total amount on deposit at that depository institution exceeding the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration insurance limit.

(f) The selected depository institution shall serve as a custodian for each such deposit.

(g) On the same date that the local agency’s funds are placed pursuant to subdivision (b) by the private sector entity, the selected depository institution shall receive an amount of insured deposits from other financial institutions that, in total, are equal to, or greater than, the full amount of the principal that the local agency initially deposited through the selected depository institution for investment pursuant to subdivision (b).

(h) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (g), inclusive, a credit union shall not act as a selected depository institution under this section unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The credit union offers federal depository insurance through the National Credit Union Administration.

(2) The credit union is in possession of written guidance or other written communication from the National Credit Union Administration authorizing participation of federally insured credit unions in one or more deposit placement services and affirming that the moneys held by those credit unions while participating in a deposit placement service will at all times be insured by the federal government.

(i) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section shall not restrict competition among private sector entities that provide placement services pursuant to this section.

(j) The deposits placed pursuant to this section shall be subject to Section 53638 and shall not, in total, exceed 30 percent of the agency’s funds that may be invested for this purpose.
Cal. GOV § 53080.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 53080.5
Section 53080.5
Status: in_force

(a) No city or county may require an applicant for a building or encroachment permit to file a certificate of insurance evidencing coverage for bodily injury or property damage liability as a condition to the issuance of either, or both, of those permits, unless the city or county imposes that requirement by ordinance.

(b) This section does not apply to contracts for public works of improvement entered into by a city or county.
Cal. GOV § 53395.3.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.8 / Article 1 / Section 53395.3.5
Section 53395.3.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 53395.3, a district may reimburse a developer of a project that is located entirely within the boundaries of that district for any permit expenses incurred and to offset additional expenses incurred by the developer in constructing affordable housing units pursuant to the Transit Priority Project Program established in Section 65470.
Cal. GOV § 51938 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 51938
Section 51938
Status: in_force

A copy of the record of the canvass, with a statement of the proposition or propositions submitted at the election shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
Cal. GOV § 50667.8 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50667.8
Section 50667.8
Status: in_force

The legislative body may provide in the resolution authorizing issuance of the bonds for a procedure for amending or abrogating the terms of the resolution with the consent of the holders of a specified number of the bonds.
Cal. GOV § 53410 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1.5 / Section 53410
Section 53410
Status: in_force

On or after January 1, 2001, any local bond measure that is subject to voter approval that would provide for the sale of bonds by a local agency shall provide accountability measures that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(a) A statement indicating the specific purposes of the bond.

(b) A requirement that the proceeds be applied only to the specific purposes identified pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) The creation of an account into which the proceeds shall be deposited.

(d) An annual report pursuant to Section 53411.
Cal. GOV § 50485.11 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6.5 / Section 50485.11
Section 50485.11
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved or taxpayer affected by any decision of the administrative agency or of any governing body of a city or county, may petition a court for a review of the matter in accordance with law.

The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to affirm, modify, or set aside the decision brought up for review, in whole or in part, and if need be, to order further proceedings by the administrative agency. The findings of fact of the administrative agency, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be accepted by the court as conclusive, and no objection to a decision of the administrative agency shall be considered by the court unless such objection shall have been urged before the administrative agency, or, if it was not so urged, unless there were reasonable grounds for failure to do so.

In any case in which airport zoning regulations adopted under this article, although generally reasonable, are held by a court to interfere with the use or enjoyment of a particular structure or parcel of land to such an extent, or to be so onerous in their application to such a structure or parcel of land, as to constitute a taking or deprivation of that property in violation of the Constitution of this State or the Constitution of the United States, such holding shall not affect the application of such regulations to other structures and parcels of land.
Cal. GOV § 56668.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 56668.5
Section 56668.5
Status: in_force

The commission may, but is not required to, consider the regional growth goals and policies established by a collaboration of elected officials only, formally representing their local jurisdictions in an official capacity on a regional or subregional basis. This section does not grant any new powers or authority to the commission or any other body to establish regional growth goals and policies independent of the powers granted by other laws.
Cal. GOV § 53214 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.1 / Section 53214
Section 53214
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participant in a deferred compensation plan may also participate in a public retirement system, and, in ascertaining the amount of compensation of such participant for purposes of computing the amount of his contributions or benefits under a public retirement system, any amount deducted from his wages pursuant to this article shall be included.
Cal. GOV § 56886.6 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 56886.6
Section 56886.6
Status: in_force

The commission shall not impose a condition for the provision of services by the annexing city to an area which has not been placed within that city’s adopted sphere of influence, as defined in Section 56076, unless that condition would mitigate effects which are a direct result of the annexation.

In the case of any annexation proposal for which a certificate of completion was not recorded prior to January 1, 1985, a condition imposed thereon which does not comply with the requirements of this section is null and void and shall not affect the validity of or terminate the annexation proceedings.
Cal. GOV § 50555 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 50555
Section 50555
Status: in_force

At any time not later than the time set for hearing objections, any owner of property assessed or being assessed to pay for the acquisition, construction or installation of the improvement proposed to be sold may make and deliver to the clerk of the legislative body a written protest against the proposed sale. Failure to object in writing at that time constitutes a waiver of all objections to the proposed sale and a bar to any subsequent attack on the validity of such sale.
Cal. GOV § 50055 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 50055
Section 50055
Status: in_force

Any other provision of this article notwithstanding, any individual items of less than fifteen dollars ($15), or any amount if the depositor’s name is unknown, which remain unclaimed in the treasury or in the official custody of an officer of a local agency for the period of one year or upon an order of the court may be transferred to the general fund by the legislative body without the necessity of publication of a notice in a newspaper.
Cal. GOV § 51115.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.7 / Article 2 / Section 51115.5
Section 51115.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, timber operations conducted within a timber production zone pursuant to the provisions of the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511) of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code) shall not constitute a nuisance, private or public.

(b) This section is not applicable with respect to any timber operation which (1) endangers public health or public safety or (2) prohibits the free passage or use of any navigable lake, river, bay, stream, canal, or basin, or any public park, street, or highway.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “timber operation” means the cutting, removal, or both, of timber or other wood forest products, including Christmas trees, from timberlands for commercial purposes, together with all the work incidental thereto, including, but not limited to, construction and maintenance of roads, fuel breaks, fire breaks, stream crossings, landings, skid trails, beds for falling trees, fire hazard abatement, and preparation, transportation, and delivery of timber and other wood products to market.
Cal. GOV § 57351 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 57351
Section 57351
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the detachment, the city from which territory is detached may from time to time levy and collect from the detached territory its just proportion of liability for payment of the interest and principal of debts of the city contracted prior to detachment.
Cal. GOV § 51916 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 51916
Section 51916
Status: in_force

“Charter commissioners” shall mean the Citizens Committee on Local Governmental Reorganization, an existing nonprofit corporation and citizens’ committee established by the county and largest city to formulate a proposal and charter for governmental reorganization for presentation to the electorate.
Cal. GOV § 56814 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 56814
Section 56814
Status: in_force

If the proposal includes the disincorporation of a city, as defined in Section 56034, with the assignment of property tax revenues to a successor the commission shall make the following determinations, as appropriate:

(a) The increase of the appropriations limit for the successor if the successor is an existing entity.

(b) The appropriations limit for a new special district through a formation process as defined by Section 56810.
Cal. GOV § 54700.2 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.3 / Article 1 / Section 54700.2
Section 54700.2
Status: in_force

“Bonds” means bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a city pursuant to this chapter and secured by rental or lease revenues derived from rental housing for employees.
Cal. GOV § 53520 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 53520
Section 53520
Status: in_force

As used in this article “local agency” means county, city, city and county, public district or any public or municipal corporation, public agency or public authority.
Cal. GOV § 53225.2 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.6 / Section 53225.2
Section 53225.2
Status: in_force

The Advisory Committee shall provide the board advice and assistance in determining the health insurance coverage needs of the participating public agencies and in the adoption of rules and regulations.
Cal. GOV § 53523 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 53523
Section 53523
Status: in_force

The failure of any addressee of any mailed notice to receive the same shall not affect in any way whatsoever the validity of the proceedings including such hearing nor prevent the legislative body of the local agency from proceeding with any hearing so noticed.
Cal. GOV § 56077 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56077
Section 56077
Status: in_force

“Subject agency” means each district or city for which a change of organization or reorganization is proposed or provided in a plan of reorganization.
Cal. CIV § 1950 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1950
Section 1950
Status: in_force

One who hires part of a room for a dwelling is entitled to the whole of the room, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary; and if a landlord lets a room as a dwelling for more than one family, the person to whom he first lets any part of it is entitled to the possession of the whole room for the term agreed upon, and every tenant in the building, under the same landlord, is relieved from all obligation to pay rent to him while such double letting of any room continues.
Cal. GOV § 56821 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 56821
Section 56821
Status: in_force

Either the commission or the legislative body of any independent special district within a county may adopt a resolution initiating proceedings as follows:

(a) It may propose representation of special districts upon the commission.

(b) It may propose the repeal of regulations affecting the functions and services of special districts.
Cal. GOV § 51307 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51307
Section 51307
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall hold separately in trust pension money or property taken over by it from the city under the contract and all earnings, increases, and additions to such funds. The money or property shall be expended solely for the payment of the city’s portion of such pensions and incidental administrative expenses.
Cal. GOV § 50798.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 8 / Section 50798.4
Section 50798.4
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be operative in any local agency until the board, either at a general or a special election, shall submit to the electors of the local agency the question as to whether the board shall be authorized to adopt the revenue-bond method of financing for the improvements referred to in this chapter.

If a majority of the electors voting upon the question vote in favor of the revenue-bond method of financing the said improvements, the board may proceed to undertake and finance the improvements as provided for herein.

If a majority of the electors voting upon the question vote against the revenue-bond method of financing the said improvements, the board shall not again submit the question to the electors until a period of at least six months has elapsed since the date of the last election at which the question was submitted.
Cal. CIV § 1997.260 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 1997.260
Section 1997.260
Status: in_force

If a restriction on use of leased property by a tenant requires the landlord’s consent for a change in use but provides no standard for giving or withholding consent, the restriction shall be construed to include an implied standard that the landlord’s consent may not be unreasonably withheld. Whether the landlord’s consent has been unreasonably withheld in a particular case is a question of fact on which the tenant has the burden of proof. The tenant may satisfy the burden of proof by showing that, in response to the tenant’s written request for a statement of reasons for withholding consent, the landlord has failed, within a reasonable time, to state in writing a reasonable objection to the change in use.
Cal. GOV § 50996 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.6 / Section 50996
Section 50996
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preempt a local agency from adopting an ordinance that regulates short-term rentals, short-term rental facilitators, or the payment and collection of transient occupancy taxes in a manner different from the procedures prescribed in this chapter.
Cal. GOV § 53584.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 53584.1
Section 53584.1
Status: in_force

In issuing refunding bonds to honor warrants to school districts, community college districts, and other local agencies in settlement of bankruptcy, the Board of Supervisors of Orange County may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of those refunding bonds for the pledge of any taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts, rents, or other moneys of Orange County, including moneys deposited in inactive or term deposit accounts, or rights to receive the same, to the extent that the taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts, rents, or other moneys could have been used to pay principal or interest on the refunded bonds. The priority and perfection of the pledge shall be governed by Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 5450) of Division 6 of Title 1.
Cal. GOV § 50114 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 50114
Section 50114
Status: in_force

The legislative body may make reasonable provision to pay for copying the books, documents, maps, and records, not exceeding the amount authorized for copying and recording the originals, and such copying is a charge against the local agency.
Cal. GOV § 53339.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3.5 / Section 53339.4
Section 53339.4
Status: in_force

The clerk of the legislative body shall give notice of the hearing in the same manner and within the same time as provided for the giving of notice of a hearing on a resolution of intention to establish a community facilities district, as required by Section 53322. Notice pursuant to Section 53322.4 may be mailed to the registered voters and landowners within the territory proposed to be annexed or proposed to be annexed in the future.

The notice shall do all of the following:

(a) Contain the text or a summary of the resolution.

(b) State the time and place for the hearing.

(c) State that at the hearing the testimony of all interested persons for or against the annexation of territory or the future annexation of territory to the community facilities district or the levying of special taxes within the territory proposed to be annexed or proposed to be annexed in the future will be heard.
Cal. GOV § 53369.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.6 / Article 1 / Section 53369.4
Section 53369.4
Status: in_force

(a) A city may form a district to finance a project or projects on a former military base pursuant to the requirements set forth in this chapter.

(b) A district formed under this section may finance a project pursuant to this section or Section 53369.3 only if the project is consistent with the authority reuse plan and is approved by the military base reuse authority, if applicable.
Cal. GOV § 53297 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.5 / Section 53297
Section 53297
Status: in_force

(a) An employee, or applicant for employment, shall have the right to file a complaint with the local agency within 60 days of the date of the act or event which is the subject of the complaint.

(b) Prior to filing a written complaint pursuant to this article, the employee shall first make a good faith effort to exhaust all available administrative remedies. The 60-day time limit specified in subdivision (a) shall be extended by the amount of time actually utilized by the employee in pursuing available administrative remedies.

(c) A complaint pursuant to this article shall be filed in accordance with the locally adopted administrative procedure. If there is no administrative procedure, the complaint shall be filed with the governing body.

(d) All complaints brought by employees under this article shall be filed under penalty of perjury.
Cal. GOV § 57528 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 57528
Section 57528
Status: in_force

Any moneys and funds of the merged district and any moneys or funds received by the city from the sale or other disposition of any property, real or personal, of the merged district shall be used, to the extent necessary, for the payment of principal, interest, and any other amounts then or thereafter due on account of any outstanding bonds, including revenue bonds, and other contracts and obligations of the merged district.
Cal. GOV § 51131 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.7 / Article 4 / Section 51131
Section 51131
Status: in_force

A timberland production zone may not be immediately rezoned except pursuant to a request by a landowner, and as provided in this article.
Cal. GOV § 56078.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56078.5
Section 56078.5
Status: in_force

“Successor Agency” means the local agency the commission designates to wind up the affairs of a dissolved district.
Cal. PEN § 4701 — California Code / Code pen / Part 3 / Title 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 4701
Section 4701
Status: in_force

The jurisdiction of a criminal action for escaping from any State prison is in any county of the State.
Cal. GOV § 50668.9 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 50668.9
Section 50668.9
Status: in_force

The local agency shall keep proper books of record and accounts of the revenues, separate from all other records and accounts, in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relating to the revenues.
Cal. GOV § 51114 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.7 / Article 2 / Section 51114
Section 51114
Status: in_force

Parcels zoned as timberland production shall be zoned as such for an initial term of 10 years. On the first and each subsequent anniversary date of the initial zoning, a year shall be added to the initial term of 10 years, unless a notice of rezoning is given as provided in Section 51120.
Cal. GOV § 54420 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 54420
Section 54420
Status: in_force

The bonds are special obligations of the local agency and are secured by a pledge of and shall be a charge upon, and shall be payable, as to the principal thereof, interest thereon, and any premiums upon the redemption of any thereof, solely from and secured by a lien upon the gross revenues of the enterprise and such funds as are described in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Cal. GOV § 53202.25 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 53202.25
Section 53202.25
Status: in_force

When in the possession of the local agency, applications, claims and all individual records of persons entitled to benefits from any policies or plans established pursuant to this article shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone except to the extent expressly authorized in such application, claims, policies or plans or insofar as it may be necessary for the administration of this article, the policy or plan, or other policies or plans affecting a person covered under the policy or plan, or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. GOV § 54972 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 54972
Section 54972
Status: in_force

On or before December 31 of each year, each legislative body shall prepare an appointments list of all regular and ongoing boards, commissions, and committees which are appointed by the legislative body of the local agency. This list shall be known as the Local Appointments List. The list shall contain the following information:

(a) A list of all appointive terms which will expire during the next calendar year, with the name of the incumbent appointee, the date of appointment, the date the term expires, and the necessary qualifications for the position.

(b) A list of all boards, commissions, and committees whose members serve at the pleasure of the legislative body, and the necessary qualifications for each position.
Cal. GOV § 54672 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 12 / Section 54672
Section 54672
Status: in_force

A city to which any territory has been annexed, whether or not said territory has been withdrawn from a local agency which has authorized the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter, and which territory shall continue to use the services, facilities, or water of the enterprise, may contract with the local agency to pay the local agency annually or at lesser intervals a sum or sums in lieu of the payment by the owners or residents within said territory of the rates and charges imposed by the local agency for such use.
Cal. GOV § 53314 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 53314
Section 53314
Status: in_force

The legislative body may from time to time transfer moneys to a community facilities district or to an improvement area within a community facilities district, for the benefit of the district or improvement area, from any funds available to the legislative body. Any moneys so transferred may be used for the payment of any currently payable expenses incurred by reason of the construction or acquisition of any facilities or provision of any authorized services within the district or improvement area prior to December 1 of the first fiscal year in which a special tax may be levied for the facilities or services within the district or improvement area. The rate of interest earned by the investment of those moneys shall be determined by the legislative body.
Cal. GOV § 57378 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 57378
Section 57378
Status: in_force

If the voters in the incorporation election determine that future city council members shall be elected “by districts,” or “from districts,” the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 34870) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 shall apply to those elections.
Cal. GOV § 51919 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 51919
Section 51919
Status: in_force

When reorganization proceedings are followed pursuant to this chapter, this chapter alone applies.
Cal. GOV § 56841 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 56841
Section 56841
Status: in_force

Subject to any standards and procedures adopted by regulation by the commission, a reorganization committee shall provide for the selection of a presiding officer and secretary either of whom may but are not required to be members of the committee, adopt the standards and procedures which it deems advisable, fix the time and place for meetings of the committee, and determine the manner and method to be followed by the committee in its study, report, and recommendation.
Cal. CIV § 887.030 — California Code / Code civ / Division 2 / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 887.030
Section 887.030
Status: in_force

This chapter supplements and does not limit or otherwise affect the common law governing abandonment of an easement or any other procedure provided by statute or otherwise for clearing an abandoned easement from title to real property.
Cal. GOV § 54107 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 4.5 / Section 54107
Section 54107
Status: in_force

The legislative body entering into an agreement to pay rentals to the board shall include in its budget for any year during which the agreement is in effect an amount sufficient to pay the rental due the board during the year. The amount included in the budget shall be used only for the payment of the rental.
Cal. CIV § 1950.6 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1950.6
Section 1950.6
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1950.5, when a landlord or their agent receives a request to rent a residential property from an applicant, the landlord or their agent may charge, pursuant to subdivision (c), that applicant an application screening fee to cover the costs of obtaining information about the applicant. The information requested and obtained by the landlord or their agent may include, but is not limited to, personal reference checks and consumer credit reports produced by consumer credit reporting agencies as defined in Section 1785.3. A landlord or their agent may, but is not required to, accept and rely upon a consumer credit report presented by an applicant.

(b) The amount of the application screening fee shall not be greater than the actual out-of-pocket costs of gathering information concerning the applicant, including, but not limited to, the cost of using a tenant screening service or a consumer credit reporting service, and the reasonable value of time spent by the landlord or their agent in obtaining information on the applicant. In no case shall the amount of the application screening fee charged by the landlord or their agent be greater than thirty dollars ($30) per applicant. The thirty dollar ($30) application screening fee may be adjusted annually by the landlord or their agent commensurate with an increase in the Consumer Price Index, beginning on January 1, 1998.

(c) (1) A landlord or their agent shall not charge an applicant an application screening fee when they know or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable period of time.

(2) A landlord or their agent may charge an applicant an application screening fee only if the landlord or their agent, at the time the application screening fee is collected, offers any of the following:

(A) An application screening process that complies with all of the following:

(i) Completed applications are considered, as provided for in the landlord’s established screening criteria, in the order in which the completed applications were received. The landlord’s screening criteria shall be provided to the applicant in writing together with the application form.

(ii) The first applicant who meets the landlord’s established screening criteria is approved for tenancy.

(iii) Applicants are not charged an application screening fee unless or until their application is actually considered.

(iv) Clause (iii) shall not be considered violated if a landlord or their agent inadvertently collects an application screening fee from an applicant as the result of multiple concurrent application submissions, provided that the landlord or their agent issues a refund of the application screening fee within seven days to any applicant whose application is not considered. The landlord may offer, as an alternative to refunding the screening fee, the option, at the applicant’s discretion, for the screening fee paid by the applicant to be applied to an application for another rental unit offered by the landlord. A landlord or their agent shall not be required to refund an application screening fee to an applicant whose application is denied, after consideration, because the applicant does not meet the landlord’s established screening criteria.

(B) An application screening process in which the landlord or their agent returns the entire screening fee to any applicant who is not selected for tenancy, regardless of the reason, within 7 days of selecting an applicant for tenancy or 30 days of when the application was submitted, whichever occurs first.

(d) The landlord or their agent shall provide, personally, or by mail, the applicant with a receipt for the fee paid by the applicant, which receipt shall itemize the out-of-pocket expenses and time spent by the landlord or their agent to obtain and process the information about the applicant. The landlord or their agent and the applicant may agree to have the landlord provide a copy of the receipt for the fee paid by the applicant to an email account provided by the applicant.

(e) If the landlord or their agent does not perform a personal reference check or does not obtain a consumer credit report, the landlord or their agent shall return any amount of the screening fee that is not used for the purposes authorized by this section to the applicant.

(f) If an application screening fee has been paid by the applicant, the landlord or their agent shall provide a copy of the consumer credit report to the applicant who is the subject of that report by personal delivery, mail, or email within seven days of the landlord or their agent receiving the report.

(g) Nothing in this section prevents a landlord from accepting a reusable screening report pursuant to Section 1950.1.

(h) As used in this section, “landlord” means an owner of residential rental property.

(i) As used in this section, “application screening fee” means any nonrefundable payment of money charged by a landlord or their agent to an applicant, the purpose of which is to purchase a consumer credit report and to validate, review, or otherwise process an application for the rent or lease of residential rental property.

(j) As used in this section, “applicant” means any entity or individual who makes a request to a landlord or their agent to rent a residential housing unit, or an entity or individual who agrees to act as a guarantor or cosignor on a rental agreement.

(k) The application screening fee shall not be considered an “advance fee” as that term is used in Section 10026 of the Business and Professions Code, and shall not be considered “security” as that term is used in Section 1950.5.

(l) This section is not intended to preempt any provisions or regulations that govern the collection of deposits and fees under federal or state housing assistance programs.
Cal. GOV § 50235 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 50235
Section 50235
Status: in_force

The heading of the notices shall be “Notice to abate abandoned excavation” in letters not less than one inch in height.
Cal. GOV § 50762 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 3 / Section 50762
Section 50762
Status: in_force

Every contract entered into by the board for the use of any project or part thereof, acquired, constructed or completed from the proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds shall incorporate by reference the provisions of any indenture pursuant to which the bonds were issued. Every such contract or lease shall also refer to the provisions of this chapter with respect to the obligation of the board to fix rental fees and charges to meet the payments provided for in this chapter and in the proceedings for the issuance of revenue bonds and all payments required to be made to the board under such contract shall be subject to increase if and when the board is required to increase rates or charges to meet its obligations hereunder and under any indenture providing for the issuance of bonds.
Cal. GOV § 50512 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 50512
Section 50512
Status: in_force

If the property is offered for lease at a monthly rental, all bids shall be accompanied by a bond in the amount fixed by the legislative body.
Cal. GOV § 53315.8 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 53315.8
Section 53315.8
Status: in_force

A county may not form a district within the territorial jurisdiction of a city without the consent of the legislative body of the city.
Cal. GOV § 50022.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 50022.1
Section 50022.1
Status: in_force

(a) “Code,” as used in this article, means any statute, or any published compilation of rules, regulations or standards adopted by the federal government or the State of California, or by any agency of either of them. It shall include any codification or compilation of existing ordinances of the adopting local agency. It shall include any nationally recognized or approved published compilations of proposed rules, regulations or standards of any private organization or institution which has been in existence for a period of at least three years.

(b) “Primary code,” as used in this article, means any code which is directly adopted by reference, in whole or in part, by any ordinance passed pursuant to this article.

(c) “Secondary code,” as used in this article, means any code which is incorporated by reference, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in any primary code or in any secondary code.

(d) “Published,” as used in this article, means issued in printed, lithographed, multigraphed, mimeographed or similar form.

(e) “Approved,” as used in this article, means the approval of the legislative body of the local agency, as the result of investigation and tests conducted by such agency or by reason of the accepted principles or tests by recognized national or state authorities, technical, or scientific organizations.
Cal. GOV § 51223 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 51223
Section 51223
Status: in_force

(a) A city council or board of supervisors, as the case may be, shall, prior to rescinding a contract for the purpose of restricting the same land by an open-space contract pursuant to Section 51254 or by entering to an open-space agreement pursuant to Section 51255, determine that the parcel or parcels are large enough to provide open-space benefits, by providing habitat for wildlife, or preserving its natural characteristics, beauty, or openness for the benefit and enjoyment of the public.

(b) Uses or development permitted on land subject to an open-space contract, or subject to an open-space easement agreement pursuant to Section 51255, shall satisfy one or both of the following:

(1) Comply with the provisions of Section 51238.1 or 51238.2.

(2) Consist of, cause, facilitate, or benefit one or more open-space uses on the land.

(c)  If an open-space contract is executed pursuant to Section 51205, or if a contract is rescinded for the purpose of restricting the same land by an open-space contract pursuant to Section 51254, or an open-space easement agreement pursuant to Section 51255, either of the following shall apply:

(1) The resulting open-space contract shall not permit new development during the period the contract is in effect, except that uses compatible with or related to the open-space uses would be permitted.

(2) The resulting open-space easement agreement shall not permit new development during the time equal to the time remaining on the contract at the time of its rescission, except that uses compatible with, or related to, the open-space uses would be permitted.

(d) For the purposes of this section, agriculture and uses compatible with agriculture are compatible with open-space uses, unless otherwise provided by local rules or ordinances.

(e) A board or council shall not accept or approve a petition for rescission pursuant to Sections 51254 or 51255 if the city or county, within which the land for which the rescission is sought is located, has discovered or received notice of a likely material breach on the land pursuant to the process specified in Section 51250, unless the rescission is a part of the process specified in Section 51250.
Cal. GOV § 56155 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 56155
Section 56155
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this division, mailed notice shall be sent first class and deposited, postage prepaid, in the United States mails and shall be deemed to have been given when so deposited.
Cal. GOV § 53436 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 53436
Section 53436
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the application, the legislative body shall adopt a resolution:

(a) Stating the receipt of the application.

(b) Stating the compliance with the conditions prescribed in this article and any other conditions required by the legislative body in accordance with this article.

(c) Directing the officer in charge of preparing the original bond to cause a duplicate to be issued.
Cal. GOV § 50962 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 3 / Section 50962
Section 50962
Status: in_force

When the member’s application for an award is received by the board, an award shall be granted to accrue and become effective pursuant to the terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements established by the board.
Cal. GOV § 53087.7 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 53087.7
Section 53087.7
Status: in_force

(a) A city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall not enact any ordinance or regulation, or enforce any existing ordinance or regulation, that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “drought-tolerant landscaping” shall not include the installation of synthetic grass or artificial turf.
Cal. GOV § 53790 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 53790
Section 53790
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding budget limitations and restrictions imposed by law except limitations imposed by the Constitution, a city, county, or district may incur all necessary expenses, expend public funds, and expend, use, or permit the use of public property or personnel to meet a national or local emergency created by war, military, naval, or air attack, or sabotage, or to provide for adequate national or local defense.
Cal. GOV § 53700 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 53700
Section 53700
Status: in_force

A county, city, municipal corporation, or district may do any and all things necessary under federal law or rule of a federal department, agency, mandatory, or authority, to secure monetary aid either as a loan or as an outright appropriation:

(a) To reduce any of its indebtedness.

(b) To fund or refund any such indebtedness, whether relating to general obligation bonds or to the obligations represented by special assessment bonds for the unpaid principal upon any assessment levied prior to September 15, 1935 pursuant to state law in which the lien is special as to a particular property described in the assessment or bond, or whether the bonds are to be paid and discharged from an annual levy in accordance with the assessed value of all of the lands in a district.
Cal. GOV § 55602 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 55602
Section 55602
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “forest fire” means any fire burning uncontrolled on any lands partially or wholly covered by timber, brush, grass, grain, or other inflammable vegetation.
Cal. GOV § 50307 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 50307
Section 50307
Status: in_force

It is against public policy to permit a person to waive the benefit of any provision of this article. A person shall not waive a right of action accruing to him pursuant to this article or any right he has as to the place of commencement or trial of the action. A person may waive a right accruing under Section 50305 with respect to unimproved real property or with respect to any parcel of real property if the parcel is sold or leased by the local agency to the State or to a county, city, district, or political subdivision.
Cal. GOV § 50364 — California Code / Code gov / Title 5 / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 50364
Section 50364
Status: in_force

Except as modified in this article, Chapter 6, Division 3, Title 3 is applicable to bonds issued by a county pursuant to this article.
Cal. PEN § 952 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 952
Section 952
Status: in_force

In charging an offense, each count shall contain, and shall be sufficient if it contains in substance, a statement that the accused has committed some public offense therein specified. Such statement may be made in ordinary and concise language without any technical averments or any allegations of matter not essential to be proved. It may be in the words of the enactment describing the offense or declaring the matter to be a public offense, or in any words sufficient to give the accused notice of the offense of which he is accused. In charging theft it shall be sufficient to allege that the defendant unlawfully took the labor or property of another.