2020 California Code
Streets and Highways Code - SHC
DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911
PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS
CHAPTER 4.5 - Issuance of Bonds to Represent Unpaid Assessments Against Publicly Owned Property
Section 6468.

In addition to the method of collecting unpaid assessments against publicly owned property in use in the performance of a public function, as provided in Section 5302.5, and in addition to the issuance of the certificate provided in Section 6467, the legislative body may elect to have bonds issued to represent assessments against such publicly owned property as authorized in Section 5302.6 and as authorized in this chapter.

Such bonds shall be substantially in the following form:

STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND

Series (designating it), in the City (or County)
of (naming it)

This bond is issued under and by virtue of the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 6468), Part 5, Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code as a result of proceedings taken by the legislative body of ____ (under the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911) (under the provisions of the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913) and is payable out of the redemption fund for the payment of bonds issued to represent the unpaid assessments against publicly owned property owned by the City (County) of ____ hereinafter designated.

This bond is issued to represent the cost of certain public improvements benefiting such public property, which property is more fully described as assessment number(s) ____ in an assessment issued by the street superintendent of said ____ and recorded in the superintendent’s office.

Said assessment was levied on the ____ day of ____ 20__, in an assessment district known and described as “____”; notice thereof was recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of ____, on the ____ day of ____ 20__.

This bond is one of several bonds of like date, tenor and effect, but differing in amounts and maturities, issued by said city (or county) under said law for the purpose of providing means for paying for the work and improvements described in the resolution of intention in the assessment district proceedings hereinabove referred to, and to represent an unpaid assessment against publicly owned property. It is secured by the moneys in said redemption fund and by the unpaid amount of said assessment against said publicly owned property, and, including principal and interest is payable exclusively from said redemption fund and neither the (here insert city or county) nor any officer thereof is to be liable for payment otherwise.

The officer, officers, or board of the entity assessed whose duty it is to levy taxes, is obligated to include in the tax levy for each and every fiscal year of the period of the bonds of the series of which this bond is a part, an amount, in addition to moneys for all other purposes, sufficient to pay the interest falling due on all bonds outstanding of this series, plus the amount necessary to pay the principal of all bonds falling due each fiscal year of the life of this series of bonds. This levy shall be included each fiscal year during the life of this series of bonds, and until the principal and interest upon all bonds of this series shall be paid in full. The levy shall be in addition to any levy or levies made for all other purposes, and shall be made notwithstanding that the tax levy exceeds the maximum tax rate that may otherwise be imposed by law.

The Treasurer of the City (County) of ____ will on the second day of June 20__, solely out of said redemption fund, pay to the bearer the sum of ____ dollars ($____) with interest thereon from the ____ day of ____ 20__, at the rate of ____ percent per annum, all as herein specified and at the office of the treasurer of said city (county).

The interest is payable semiannually, to wit: on the second day of December and June of each fiscal year after the date of this bond, upon presentation of the proper coupons therefor; provided, that the first of said coupons is for interest to the second day of December, 20__, and thereafter the interest coupons are for the semiannual interest. The term “fiscal year” is defined to mean the period from July 1st to and including June 30th of the year following throughout the life of this series of bonds, the first of which fiscal years shall commence the July 1st following the date of this bond. This bond will continue to bear interest after maturity at the rate above stated; provided, it is presented at maturity and payment thereof is refused upon the sole ground that there is not sufficient moneys in said redemption fund with which to pay same. If it is not presented at maturity, interest thereon will run until maturity.

In the event the officer or board whose duty it is to levy taxes to pay for said bonds fails to provide for a tax levy to pay and discharge the principal of the bonds and the interest thereon, the owner of this bond may compel the levy thereof in the manner hereinafter set forth by writ of mandate. The writ of mandate shall include the right to compel the levy of an amount sufficient to pay principal and interest on all bonds issued to represent the same assessment.

The owner of this bond may use mandamus or other appropriate remedy to compel the officer or board, whose duty it is to levy taxes for said obligated owner, to levy an amount in a given year equal to the amount necessary to pay principal and interest on the unpaid portion of this series of bonds and may continue to use mandamus or other remedy to cause a like amount of principal and interest to be levied each year until the whole of the assessment and this series of bonds and all interest thereon has been paid.

If the owner of this bond is successful in any action to compel the levy of the tax under this bond the owner shall be awarded reasonable attorney fees as fixed by the court, and costs, and said attorney fees and costs shall be included in the tax levied to pay the same.

This bond may be redeemed and paid in advance of maturity upon the second day of December or June in any year by giving notice in the manner provided for giving of notice for redemption of bonds under the provisions of the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and by paying principal and accrued interest together with a premium equal to ____ percent of the principal.

In witness whereof, said ____ has caused this bond to be signed by its treasurer and by its clerk and has affixed thereto its corporate seal all on the ____ day of ____ 20__.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 267. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)