Title GOV, California Gov. Code

In the judgment the Public Utilities Commission may prescribe the terms upon which the local agency making the application may use the streets and public places. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

The authority board may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue general obligation bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 767, Sec. 1. (SB 440) Effective January 1, 2025.)

(a) The authority may incur or refund general obligation bonded indebtedness, secured by the levy of ad valorem property taxes, pursuant to Article XIII A of the California Constitution, and any amendment thereto, for any purpose authorized by state law or the California Constitu…

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “authority revenues” includes, without limitation, revenues generated by any of the following: (A) Any special tax, fee, or charge imposed by the authority, other than ad valorem property taxes. (B) Any loan repayments, investment income, or …

(a) The authority or any person executing the bonds issued pursuant to this title shall not be personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. (b) The bonds and other obligations of the authority are not a debt of any city, county, or special district, or any of its a…

(a) Every two years after the issuance of bonds pursuant to this section, the authority shall contract for an independent financial and performance audit. The audit shall be conducted according to guidelines established by the Controller. A copy of the completed audit shall be pr…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article are fully negotiable. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 767, Sec. 1. (SB 440) Effective January 1, 2025.)

Any action to determine the validity or adoption of any tax, fee, or other charge provided for in, or the validity of bonds issued pursuant to, this title, or any of the proceedings, contracts, agreements, or other arrangements or matters entered into, shall be commenced within 6…

(a) Following consultation with appropriate state and local agencies, the bank shall establish criteria, priorities, and guidelines for the selection of projects to receive assistance from the bank. Projects shall comply with the criteria, priorities, and guidelines adopted by th…

(a) Prior to submitting a project to the bank for consideration, the legislative body or bodies of the sponsor or sponsors of the project shall find, by resolution, each of the following: (1) The project is consistent with the general plan of both the city and county, or city and…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a one-time appropriation for financial assistance to local government to meet capital outlay and infrastructure needs. (b) From the funds appropriated in Item 2920-111-0001 of the Budget Act of 1999, the sum of four hundred twent…

The authority board may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue general obligation bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds. The authority board shall not adopt a resolution to initiate proceedings until after the exec…

(a) The authority may incur or refund general obligation bonded indebtedness, secured by the levy of ad valorem property taxes, pursuant to Article XIII A of the California Constitution, and any amendment thereto, for any purpose allowed by state law or the California Constitutio…

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “authority revenues” includes, without limitation, revenues generated by either of the following: (A) Any special tax, fee, or charge imposed by the authority, other than ad valorem property taxes. (B) Any loan repayments, investment income, …

(a) The authority or any person executing the bonds issued pursuant to this title shall not be personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. (b) The bonds and other obligations of the authority are not a debt of any city or county, the Association of Bay Area Govern…

(a) Every two years after the issuance of bonds pursuant to this section, the authority shall contract for an independent financial and performance audit. The audit shall be conducted according to guidelines established by the Controller. A copy of the completed audit shall be pr…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article are fully negotiable. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 598, Sec. 1. (AB 1487) Effective January 1, 2020.)

Any action to determine the validity or adoption of any tax, fee, or other charge provided for in, or the validity of bonds issued pursuant to, this title, or any of the proceedings, contracts, agreements, or other arrangements or matters entered into, shall be commenced within 6…

The city selection committee organized in each county within a district pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 50270) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 shall meet within 60 days after the date upon which the district becomes operative for the purpose of mak…

The content and form of parcel maps shall be governed by the provisions of this article. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)

The parcel map shall be prepared by, or under the direction of, a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, shall show the location of streets and property lines bounding the property, and shall conform to all of the following provisions: (a) It shall be legibly drawn,…

(a) If dedications or offers of dedication are required, they may be made either by a statement on the parcel map or by separate instrument, as provided by local ordinance. If dedications or offers of dedication are made by separate instrument, the dedications or offers of dedica…

In all cases where a parcel map is required, the parcel map shall be based upon a field survey made in conformity with the Land Surveyors Act when required by local ordinance, or, in absence of that requirement, shall be based either upon a field survey made in conformity with th…

The following statements shall appear on a parcel map: Engineer’s or Surveyor’s statement: This map was prepared by me or under my direction (and was compiled from record data) (and is based upon a field survey) in conformance with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and …

(a) If a subdivision for which a parcel map is required lies within an unincorporated area, a certificate or statement by the county surveyor is required. If a subdivision lies within a city, a certificate or statement by the city engineer or city surveyor is required. The approp…

The Judicial Council is authorized to conduct institutes and seminars from time to time, either regionally or on a statewide basis, for the purpose of orienting judges to new judicial assignments, keeping them informed concerning new developments in the law and promoting uniformi…

In carrying out its duties under this article, the Judicial Council may publish and distribute manuals, guides, checklists and other materials designed to assist the judiciary. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 412.)

(a) The Judicial Council shall establish judicial training programs for judges, referees, commissioners, mediators, and others who are deemed appropriate who perform duties in family law matters. (b) The training shall include a family law session in any orientation session condu…

To the extent resources are available, the Judicial Council shall provide education on mental health and developmental disability issues affecting juveniles in delinquency proceedings pursuant to Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to judicial officers and, as approp…

Notwithstanding subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 1770, the Judicial Council may grant any judge a leave of absence for a period not to exceed one year for the purpose of permitting study which will benefit the administration of justice and the individual’s performance of judic…

(a) The Judicial Council shall establish judicial training programs for individuals who perform duties in domestic violence or child custody matters, including, but not limited to, judicial officers, referees, commissioners, and if employed by the court, guardians ad litem, custo…

The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature and the relevant policy committees, on or before January 1, 2025, and each January thereafter, on the trainings for judicial officers provided pursuant to Section 68555. The report shall include both of the following: (a) The t…

A state or local agency shall allow an inspection or copying of any public record or class of public records not exempted by this division when requested by a district attorney. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023,…

(a) If a district attorney makes a request to a state or local agency to inspect or receive a copy of a public record or class of public records not exempted by this division, and the state or local agency fails or refuses to allow inspection or copying within 10 working days of …

Disclosure of records to a district attorney under the provisions of this division shall effect no change in the status of the records under any other provision of law. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant…

For purposes of this article: (a) “Enterprise system” means a software application or computer system that satisfies all of the following conditions: (1) It collects, stores, exchanges, and analyzes information that the agency uses. (2) It is a multidepartmental system or a syste…

For purposes of this article, “system of record” means a system that serves as an original source of data within an agency. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)

(a) In implementing this division, each local agency, except a local educational agency, shall create a catalog of enterprise systems. (b) The local agency shall complete and post the catalog as required by this article by July 1, 2016, and thereafter shall update the catalog ann…

(a) The catalog of enterprise systems required by Section 7922.710 shall be made publicly available upon request in the office of the person or officer designated by the agency’s legislative body. (b) If the agency has an internet website, the catalog shall be posted in a promine…

(a) The catalog of enterprise systems required by Section 7922.710 shall disclose a list of the enterprise systems utilized by the agency. (b) For each system, the catalog shall also disclose all of the following: (1) Current system vendor. (2) Current system product. (3) A brief…

(a) This article shall not be interpreted to limit a person’s right to inspect public records pursuant to this division. (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to permit public access to records held by an agency to which access is otherwise restricted by statute or to al…

Except as provided in this article, a public employee is not liable for injury caused by a condition of public property where such condition exists because of any act or omission of such employee within the scope of his employment. The liability established by this article is sub…

An employee of a public entity is liable for injury caused by a dangerous condition of public property if the plaintiff establishes that the property of the public entity was in a dangerous condition at the time of the injury, that the injury was proximately caused by the dangero…

(a) A public employee had actual notice of a dangerous condition within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 840.2 if he had actual personal knowledge of the existence of the condition and knew or should have known of its dangerous character. (b) A public employee had constr…

(a) A public employee is not liable under subdivision (a) of Section 840.2 for injury caused by a dangerous condition of public property if he establishes that the act or omission that created the condition was reasonable. The reasonableness of the act or omission that created th…

The President or President pro tempore of the Senate may administer the oath of office to any Senator and to the officers of the Senate and the Speaker or Speaker pro tempore of the Assembly may administer the oath of office to any Assemblyman and to the officers of the Assembly.…