Title GOV, California Gov. Code

County or city legislative bodies, planning commissions, and all other county or city planning agencies within the district, and agencies, organizations and instrumentalities of the state and federal government within the district, and private planning consultants acting within t…

In addition to the other reports, studies and documents provided in this chapter, the board shall submit to the legislative bodies and to the planning agencies of all of the counties, cities, and to other governmental agencies and instrumentalities, official representatives, othe…

The Judicial Council shall develop an online tool for adjudicating infraction violations, including ability-to-pay determinations. The Judicial Council shall implement the tool on a phased schedule and shall make this tool available statewide on or before June 30, 2024. A defenda…

For all infraction violations for which a personal appearance is not required, a court may allow defendants to agree to forfeit bail, plead guilty or nolo contendere, request an ability-to-pay determination, or otherwise adjudicate matters through the use of technology. (a) The d…

A defendant’s request for an ability-to-pay determination through the online tool shall not impact their eligibility to attend traffic violator school pursuant to Section 42005 of the Vehicle Code. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 191, Sec. 1. (SB 1096) Effective January 1, 2023.)

(a) By June 30, 2024, every court shall offer online ability-to-pay determinations using the tool developed by the Judicial Council. The following shall apply to ability-to-pay determinations made pursuant to this article: (1) The defendant has the burden of establishing the inab…

(a) A court may allow the online tool to electronically verify through encrypted transmittal whether the defendant receives public benefits, defined as any of the public benefits listed in subdivision (a) of Section 68632, by accessing a statewide, county, or other political subd…

(a) A court may offer trials by declaration through an online tool for all infractions for which a personal appearance is not required. If a court offers online trials pursuant to this section, all of the following shall apply, notwithstanding Section 40902 of the Vehicle Code: (…

(a) No later than February 1, 2022, and annually until February 1, 2025, the Judicial Council shall provide to the Legislature a report including the following information from participating courts that have adopted online ability-to-pay determinations for infraction violations: …

(a) On or before January 10 of each year, the Department of Finance, in consultation with the Judicial Council, shall estimate the level of funding needed to backfill the judicial branch for the amount reduced based upon the ability-to-pay determinations granted to defendants pur…

(a) The Department of General Services shall apply for grants and other funding as may be available from state, federal, or other sources and upon receipt of appropriate funds, shall implement a demonstration project to study the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques…

There is in the State Treasury the Service Revolving Fund, hereafter referred to as “the fund.” (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 875.)

The fund consists of the following: (a) All money appropriated by the Legislature for such fund or payable into such fund in accordance with law. (b) All money received into the Treasury from any source whatever in payment of printing, ruling, and binding done in the Office of St…

The fund is under the control of the Department of General Services and is available for expenditure for the payment of rent; the cost of maintaining, operating, and insuring building space; the purchase and sale of materials, supplies, and equipment; the rendering of services to…

The State Printing Fund and the Purchasing Revolving Fund in the State Treasury are abolished. The Controller, on the operative date of this section, shall transfer any balances in those funds to the Service Revolving Fund. Any reference in state law to either the State Printing …

The Surplus Personal Property Revolving Fund in the State Treasury, created by Section 10383.5 of the Public Contract Code, is abolished. On January 1, 1989, the Controller shall transfer the assets, liabilities, and surplus in that fund to the Service Revolving Fund. Any referen…

The provisions of this article shall be deemed to create a right of subrogation only to amounts paid as disability retirement allowances and special death benefits. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

As used in this article, “state fund” means the State Compensation Insurance Fund. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

If benefits are payable under this part because of an injury to or the death of a member and the injury or death is the proximate consequence of the act of a person other than his or her employer (the state or the employing contracting agency), the board may on behalf of this sys…

The board may contract with the state fund or the Attorney General for the recovery on behalf of this system of any amounts that the board might recover from third persons under this article or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3850) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code, or…

Any amount recovered by way of subrogation by the employer, workers’ compensation insurer or this system shall be applied first to the amounts that the employer or its insurer has paid or become obligated to pay. The balance of the amount recovered as specified in Section 20252 s…

Actions brought by the board under this article shall be commenced within three years after the liability of this system to pay benefits is fixed. Liability of this system is fixed at the time the board approves the payment of benefits under this part. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. …

The boards of supervisors of two or more counties may enter into a contract pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1138.)

The contract may provide, with respect to any situation in which, under the law, a sheriff is authorized to transport a prisoner from the sheriff’s own county to a point in another county, or is authorized to take a prisoner into custody in another county and transport him to the…

In any case in which a sheriff, acting pursuant to a contract entered into under this article, takes a prisoner into custody and transports him, such action shall be deemed lawful to the same extent as if he were the sheriff for whom he is performing such service. (Added by Stats…

A contract entered into under this article shall provide for compensation to the county whose sheriff is performing the service by the county for whose sheriff the service is performed, in an amount approximating the cost of the service. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1138.)

All money received by the State from the United States in pursuance of any act of Congress providing for the distribution and payment to states and territories of a fixed percentage of the money received by the United States from the forest reserves established therein shall be c…

The payment made to each county from the receipts of any given forest reserve shall be in the proportion which the area of the forest reserve situated in the county bears to the total area of the reserve in this State. (Added by renumbering Section 26481 by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1353.…

The State Controller shall keep a record of the money received from the United States on account of each forest reserve in this State. On or before June 30th of each year he shall draw his warrant in favor of the treasurer of each county entitled to payment of money pursuant to t…

The computation of the amount of money due each county pursuant to this article shall be based on data furnished to the State by the responsible agency of the United States Government, showing the area of each United States forest reserve located within each county, and the amoun…

The auditor of any county receiving a payment of money pursuant to this article, shall immediately apportion the money by placing 50 percent to the credit of the forest reserve account in the county school service fund of the county, and 50 percent to the credit of the road fund.…

As used in this article, “public square” means any area or open space showing on a map or plat of a city, town, or village which has been filed or recorded in the office of the county clerk or county recorder of any county for more than fifty years and which is designated on the …

Pursuant to this article, after acquiring by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise all outstanding titles, reversions, easements, or other interest in or to the public square, the city in which the public square is located, or if it is not located in a city, the county in which it…

The legislative body of the local agency in which the land is located shall first adopt a resolution declaring its intention to erect a public building on the public square or the legislative body of the city shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to grant or lease the …

If the legislative body of the local agency in which the public square is located finds that the highest and best use to which the land may be put is the erection thereon of the proposed public building, it may provide by ordinance that the public square may be used as a site for…

A county and a retirement board created pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 may contract for the erection of public buildings on public squares pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and other applicable statutes. All work on the buildings sha…

(a) (1) A public building that is owned by a local agency, or a portion of a building that is owned by a local agency and includes at least one restroom that is open to the public, shall provide at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings, in addition to the definitions contained in Section 63010, unless the context clearly indicates or requires another meaning: (a) “Association” means the California Insurance Guaranty Association create…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a financing of the costs of claims of insolvent insurers upon the request of the association pursuant to Section 1063.73 of the Insurance Code shall be deemed to be in the public interest and eligible for financing by the bank…

(a) The bank may issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 63070) and may loan the proceeds thereof to the association, and deposit the proceeds into a separate account in the fund, or use the proceeds to refund bonds previously issued under this article. Bond pr…

The fund, and any other fund or account established pursuant to the issuance of bonds authorized by this article may be invested in any investment authorized pursuant to Section 63062, and any such fund or account shall be established outside of the centralized treasury system. T…

Pursuant to concurrent resolution adopted by the boards of supervisors of the several counties in which the district functions, such counties may lend to the district out of available funds an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in order to enable the dis…

Before the 15th day of June of each year the board shall estimate and determine the amount of money required by the district for purposes of the district during the ensuing fiscal year and shall apportion this amount to the counties included within the district, one-half accordin…

On or before the 15th day of June of each year, the board shall inform the boards of supervisors of each county of the amount apportioned to the county. Each board of supervisors shall levy an ad valorem tax on the taxable property within the county included within the district s…

Taxes levied by the board of supervisors for the benefit of the district shall be a lien upon all property within such county lying within the district and shall have the same force and effect as other liens for taxes. Their collection may be enforced in the same manner as liens …

The treasurers of the several counties within the district shall pay into the district treasury all funds held by them to the credit of the district. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1811.)