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2011 California Code
Government Code
TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001 - 57550]

TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES

50001-57550

DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES

50001-52190

PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES

50001-51298.5

CHAPTER 1. General

50001-50290

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Powers and Duties of Legislative Bodies

ARTICLE 3. Financial Affairs

ARTICLE 3.1. Habitat Maintenance Assessment Districts

ARTICLE 3.5. Voter-Approved Special Taxes

ARTICLE 3.6. Fire Suppression Assessments

ARTICLE 3.8. School Districts

ARTICLE 4. Officers and Employees

ARTICLE 5. Books, Maps, and Other Documents

ARTICLE 6. Reimbursement for Use of Drainage Structures

ARTICLE 9. Abandoned Excavations

ARTICLE 10. Human Relations

ARTICLE 11. City Selection Committees

ARTICLE 12. Historical Property Contracts

CHAPTER 2. Public Property

50300-50573

ARTICLE 1. Extraterritorial Property

ARTICLE 2. Grants of Property

ARTICLE 3. Issuance of Bonds for the Acquisition of Property

ARTICLE 4. Parks

ARTICLE 6. Airports

ARTICLE 6.5. Airport Approaches Zoning Law

ARTICLE 7. Leases

ARTICLE 8. Public Buildings

ARTICLE 9. Sale of Improvements Financed by Special Assessments

ARTICLE 10. Surplus Real Property

CHAPTER 2.5. Open Space Maintenance Districts

50575-50628

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Formation of District

ARTICLE 3. Administrative Provisions

ARTICLE 4. Annexations, Additions and Withdrawals

CHAPTER 3. Bonds

50630-50670.4

ARTICLE 2. Registration of Bonds

ARTICLE 3. Negotiability

ARTICLE 4. Limited Obligation Bonds

50665.1-50670.4

CHAPTER 3.5. Revenue Bonds for Public Improvements

50701-50798.4

ARTICLE 1. Authority

ARTICLE 2. Revenue Bonds

ARTICLE 3. Rental Rates, Charges and Fees

ARTICLE 4. Competitive Projects

ARTICLE 5. Rights of Bondholders

ARTICLE 6. Contributions and Cooperation

ARTICLE 7. Funds

ARTICLE 8. Definition and General Provisions

CHAPTER 4. Police Officers’ Pension Fund and Firemen’s Pension Fund

50800-50927

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Organization, Powers, and Duties of the Board

ARTICLE 3. Pensions and Death Benefits

ARTICLE 4. Contributions and Surplus

ARTICLE 5. Extraterritorial Activities of County and City Peace Officers

ARTICLE 6. Extraterritorial Activities of Firemen

CHAPTER 4.5. Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award Act

50950-50979

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Administration, Award System, and Membership

ARTICLE 3. Service Credit and Contributions

ARTICLE 4. Contract Provisions

ARTICLE 5. Termination and Limitations

ARTICLE 6. Indemnity

ARTICLE 7. Termination of the Award System by the Public Employees’ Retirement System

CHAPTER 5. Boundaries

CHAPTER 5.5. The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act Of 1981

CHAPTER 6. Massage

CHAPTER 6.5. Open-Space Easements

CHAPTER 6.6. Open-Space Easement Act of 1974

51070-51097

ARTICLE 1. Declaration

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. General Provisions

ARTICLE 4. Termination of an Open-Space Easement

ARTICLE 5. Eminent Domain and Other Provisions

CHAPTER 6.7. Timberland

51100-51155

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Timberland Production Zones

ARTICLE 3. Rezoning

ARTICLE 4. Immediate Rezoning

ARTICLE 5. Removal from Zone

ARTICLE 6. Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition

CHAPTER 6.8. Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones

CHAPTER 6.9. Solar-Use Easement

51190-51192.2

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. General Provisions

ARTICLE 3. Extinguishment of a Solar-Use Easement

CHAPTER 7. Agricultural Land

51200-51297.4

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Declaration

ARTICLE 2.5. Agricultural Preserves

ARTICLE 3. Contracts

ARTICLE 5. Cancellation

ARTICLE 6. Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition

ARTICLE 7. Farmland Security Zones

CHAPTER 8. Capital Investment Incentive Program

PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES

51300-51953

CHAPTER 1. Transfer of City Functions

51300-51350

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Chartered Cities

ARTICLE 3. County Contract Services

CHAPTER 2. Transfer of City Tax Functions

51500-51562

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Chartered Cities

CHAPTER 4. Special Assessments

51800

ARTICLE 1. Collection of Special Assessments by County Officer

CHAPTER 5. Local Government Reorganization

51900-51953

ARTICLE 1. Findings and Declarations of Policy

ARTICLE 2. Definitions and General Provisions

ARTICLE 3. Reorganization Proceedings

ARTICLE 4. Effects of Reorganization

PART 3. CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES

52000-52190

CHAPTER 1. Community Energy Authority

52000-52190

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Creation of Community Energy Authorities

ARTICLE 3. Officers and Employees

ARTICLE 4. Alternative Officers

ARTICLE 5. Powers and Duties

ARTICLE 6. Bonds

ARTICLE 7. Claims

ARTICLE 8. Tax Exemption of Community Energy Authority

ARTICLE 9. Prohibitions

DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

53000-55821

PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES

53000-54999.7

CHAPTER 1. General

53000-53162

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Emergency Powers

ARTICLE 2.5. Disposal of Coastal Property

ARTICLE 2.6. Restoration of Records Destroyed by Public Calamity

ARTICLE 3. Roster of Public Agencies

ARTICLE 3.5. Cable Television and Video Provider Customer Service and Information Act

ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous

ARTICLE 4.5. Video Customer Service Act

ARTICLE 4.6. Consumer Contracts: Cable Television

53088.5-53088.8

ARTICLE 5. Regulation of Local Agencies by Counties and Cities

ARTICLE 5.5. Regulation of the Environmental Management Plan by State Agencies

ARTICLE 6. Local Emergency Telephone Systems

ARTICLE 6.6. State Nonemergency Telephone System

ARTICLE 7. Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies

ARTICLE 8. Costs of Emergency Response

ARTICLE 9. Preservation of Videotapes and Recordings

CHAPTER 1.5. Integrated Financing District Act

53175-53199

ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Proceedings to Create an Integrated Financing District

ARTICLE 3. Purposes and Powers

ARTICLE 4. Reimbursement Agreements

ARTICLE 5. Confirmation and Collection of Levy

CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees

53200-53299

ARTICLE 1. Group Insurance

ARTICLE 1.1. Deferred Compensation

ARTICLE 1.5. Pension Trusts

ARTICLE 1.6. Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance

ARTICLE 1.7. Local District Bonds

ARTICLE 1.8. Eligibility for Office

ARTICLE 2. Purchase of United States Bonds

ARTICLE 2.3. Compensation

ARTICLE 2.4. Ethics Training

ARTICLE 2.5. Replacing or Repairing Property of Employees

ARTICLE 2.6. Abuse of Office

ARTICLE 2.7. Salary Warrants and Checks

ARTICLE 2.8. Comparable Pay

ARTICLE 3. Firemen’s Vacations

ARTICLE 3.5. Employment Contracts

ARTICLE 3.7. Employment of Firefighters

ARTICLE 4. Transfer of Public Functions

ARTICLE 4.5. Disclosure of Information: Local Government

CHAPTER 2.5. The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982

53311-53368.3

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Proceedings to Create a Community Facilities District

ARTICLE 3. Extension of Authorized Facilities and Services and Changes in Special Taxes

ARTICLE 3.5. Annexation of Territory

ARTICLE 4. Procedures for Levying

ARTICLE 5. Bonds

ARTICLE 6. Transfer of Community Facilities Districts

CHAPTER 2.7. Community Rehabilitation District Law

53370-53394

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Formation of District

ARTICLE 3. Appointment of Board Members

ARTICLE 4. Powers of a District

ARTICLE 5. Senior Obligation Bonds

ARTICLE 6. Bond Payment

ARTICLE 7. Alternative Revenue Sources

CHAPTER 2.8. Infrastructure Financing Districts

53395-53397.11

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans

53395.10-53395.25

ARTICLE 3. Division of Taxes

ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds

53397.1-53397.11

CHAPTER 2.9. Infrastructure Financing Districts in the Border Development Zone

53398-53398.47

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans

53398.10-53398.21

ARTICLE 3. Division of Taxes

53398.30-53398.31

ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds

53398.40-53398.47

CHAPTER 3. Bonds

53400-53595.55

ARTICLE 1. Unsold Bonds

ARTICLE 1.5. Bond Accountability

ARTICLE 2. Mutilated or Defaced Bonds

ARTICLE 3. Lost or Destroyed Bonds

ARTICLE 4. Pledge and Use of Revenues to Pay and Secure General Obligation Bonds

ARTICLE 4.5. General Obligation Bonds

ARTICLE 5. Validating Proceedings

ARTICLE 6. Notice by Mail

ARTICLE 7. Interest Rates on Bonds

ARTICLE 8. Issuance, Sale and Cancellation of Bonds

ARTICLE 9. Refunding of Bonded Indebtedness of Local Agencies

ARTICLE 10. Refunding of Revenue Bonds of Local Agencies

ARTICLE 11. Provisions Applicable to All Refunding Bonds of All Local Agencies

ARTICLE 12. Financial Advisers and Bond Counsel

ARTICLE 13. Collateralized Borrowing

CHAPTER 4. Financial Affairs

53600-53997

ARTICLE 1. Investment of Surplus

ARTICLE 1.5. Health Fund Investments

ARTICLE 2. Deposit of Funds

ARTICLE 2.5. Sale of Securities

ARTICLE 3. Federal Aid

ARTICLE 3.5. Proceeds of Taxes

ARTICLE 3.6. Public Library Special Taxes

ARTICLE 3.7. Voter Approval of Taxes

ARTICLE 3.8. Hospital Districts: Special Taxes

53730.01-53730.02

ARTICLE 4. Capital Outlay Fund

ARTICLE 4.3. Local Levies

ARTICLE 4.5. Tort Liability Fund

ARTICLE 4.6. Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act

ARTICLE 5. Bankruptcy

ARTICLE 6. Exceeding the Budget

ARTICLE 6.5. Building Certificates

ARTICLE 7. Temporary Borrowing

ARTICLE 7.4. Securitized Limited Obligations Notes

ARTICLE 7.5. Alternate Procedure for Temporary Borrowing

ARTICLE 7.6. Temporary Borrowing

ARTICLE 7.7. Grant Anticipation Notes

ARTICLE 8. Delinquent Assessment Acquisition and Sales Law of 1915

ARTICLE 8.5. Notification of Subordinate Interests

ARTICLE 9. Financial Reports

ARTICLE 10. Local Filing of Financial Reports

ARTICLE 11. Payment of Claims

ARTICLE 11.5. Destruction of Bonds Previously Paid and Canceled

ARTICLE 12. Proceeds of Sale for Taxes or Assessments

ARTICLE 13. Priority of Special Assessment Liens

ARTICLE 13.5. Payment and Apportionment of Special Assessment Liens

ARTICLE 14. Pleasure Riding Tax

ARTICLE 15. District Revolving Funds

ARTICLE 16. Police and Fire Protection Funds

ARTICLE 17. Community Facilities Plan

ARTICLE 18. Local Tax Allocation Agreements to Implement Community Facilities Plan

ARTICLE 19. Obligation of Contract

CHAPTER 4.5. Sale of Proposition 1A Receivables

CHAPTER 5. Property

54000-54256

ARTICLE 1. Horseback Riding

ARTICLE 2. Automobile Parking Areas

ARTICLE 3. Coliseum and Stadium Parking

ARTICLE 4. Beach Access

ARTICLE 4.5. Reconstruction of Buildings

ARTICLE 5. Earthquake Relief

ARTICLE 6. Federal Surplus Property

ARTICLE 7. Purchases of Supplies and Equipment by Local Agencies

ARTICLE 8. Surplus Land

ARTICLE 8.5. Surplus Residential Property

ARTICLE 9. Public Leasebacks

ARTICLE 10. The Local Government Privatization Act of 1985

CHAPTER 5.5. Water Research and Development

CHAPTER 6. Revenue Bond Law of 1941

54300-54700

ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Powers of a Local Agency

ARTICLE 3. Authorization of Bonds

ARTICLE 4. Provisions Relating to Bonds

ARTICLE 5. Additional Powers to Secure Bonds

ARTICLE 6. Duties of Local Agencies

ARTICLE 7. Fiscal Agent

ARTICLE 8. Validating Proceedings

ARTICLE 9. Contributions

ARTICLE 10. Remedies of Bondholders

ARTICLE 11. Refunding Bonds

ARTICLE 11.5. Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes

ARTICLE 12. Annexation and Exclusion

ARTICLE 13. Construction

CHAPTER 6.3. Employee Rental Housing

54700.1-54702.15

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

54700.1-54700.8

ARTICLE 2. Powers and Procedures

54701.1-54701.13

ARTICLE 3. Bonds and Notes

54702.1-54702.15

CHAPTER 6.4. Benefit Assessment Act of 1982

54703-54720

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Authorization: Requisites for Assessment

ARTICLE 4. Procedure for Imposition of Benefit Assessment

ARTICLE 5. Special Benefit Assessments

CHAPTER 6.5. Contracts of Sanitation or Sewerage Enterprises

CHAPTER 6.6. Bonds

CHAPTER 8. Boundaries

CHAPTER 9. Meetings

CHAPTER 9.5. Unlawful Expenditures

CHAPTER 10. Antipoverty Program, Participation

CHAPTER 11. Local Appointments List

CHAPTER 12. Municipal Services and Functions

CHAPTER 12.4. Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act

CHAPTER 12.5. County Fees

CHAPTER 13.7. Liability of Public Entities for Public Utility Capital Facilities Fees

PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES, COUNTIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES

55000-55707

CHAPTER 1. Joint Sanitation Projects

55000-55115

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Request by Legislative Body

ARTICLE 3. Contracts

ARTICLE 4. Agreements for the Joint Construction and Maintenance of Sanitation Facilities

ARTICLE 5. Sewage Treatment and Disposal Plants

CHAPTER 2. Joint Projects for Sanitation and Electrical Lines

55300-55367

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Agreements for the Joint Construction and Maintenance of Sanitation Conduits and Electrical Lines

ARTICLE 3. Refusal to Grant Permission

CHAPTER 3. Joint Cement Projects

CHAPTER 4. Fire and Police Protection

55600-55642

ARTICLE 1. Performance of Fire Protection Functions by County Firewarden or State Forester

ARTICLE 2. Supplementary Fire or Police Protection

ARTICLE 3. Rescue and Resuscitator Services

CHAPTER 5. Tax Sharing

55700-55707

ARTICLE 1. Bradley-Burns Revenues

PART 3. AUTHORITIES

55800-55821

CHAPTER 1. Counties Transaction and Use Tax

DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000

56000-57550

PART 1. GENERAL

56000-56160

CHAPTER 1. Legislative Findings and Declarations

CHAPTER 2. Definitions

CHAPTER 3. Introductory and General Provisions

CHAPTER 4. Notice

PART 2. LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION

56300-56434

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 2. Formation of Commission and Selection of Commissioners

CHAPTER 3. Powers

CHAPTER 4. Spheres of Influence

PART 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

56650-56898

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 2. Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition

CHAPTER 3. Proceedings for Cities

56720-56768

ARTICLE 1. Incorporation

ARTICLE 2. Special Reorganization

ARTICLE 3. Annexation and Other Changes of Organization

ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition

CHAPTER 4. Fiscal Provisions

56800-56815.2

ARTICLE 1. Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis

ARTICLE 2. Property Tax Exchange

ARTICLE 3. Revenue Neutrality

CHAPTER 5. Proceedings for Special Districts

56821-56877

ARTICLE 1. Representation and Functions

ARTICLE 1.5. New or Different Services

56824.10-56824.14

ARTICLE 2. Reorganization

ARTICLE 3. Formation

ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition

ARTICLE 5. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 6. Commission Decision

56880-56898

ARTICLE 1. Determinations

ARTICLE 2. Terms and Conditions

ARTICLE 3. Reconsideration

ARTICLE 4. Amendment

PART 4. CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

57000-57204

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 2. Notice of Hearing

CHAPTER 3. Conduct of Hearing

CHAPTER 4. Resolution of Conducting Authority

CHAPTER 5. Resolution for Order Subject to Election

CHAPTER 6. Elections

CHAPTER 7. Confirmation of Election Results

CHAPTER 8. Completion and Effective Date of Change of Organization or Reorganization

PART 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND EFFECT OF A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

57300-57550

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 2. Effect of Annexation

CHAPTER 3. Effect of Detachment

CHAPTER 4. Effect of Incorporation

CHAPTER 5. Effect of Disincorporation

CHAPTER 6. Effect of Dissolution

CHAPTER 7. Effect of Consolidation of Cities

CHAPTER 8. Effect of Consolidation of Districts

CHAPTER 9. Mergers and the Establishment of Subsidiary Districts

CHAPTER 10. Effect of Reorganization

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