Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The city treasurer shall perform such duties relative to the collection of city taxes and license fees as are prescribed by ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The city treasurer may appoint deputies. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 77, Sec. 5. (SB 742) Effective January 1, 2018.)

The deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the city treasurer and receive such compensation as is provided by the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

As used in this chapter: (a) “Competent spoil” means soils that can be treated to bring their moisture content into the optimum range, and that can achieve the compaction required by the city or county in whose jurisdiction an excavation is located. (b) “Excavation” means any ope…

Any local agency that undertakes or contracts for an excavation for the installation, removal, maintenance, or repair of underground facilities may backfill that excavation in any local agency public road or highway with native spoil if the conditions in subdivisions (a), (b), an…

The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of California (the Bear Flag) shall be prominently installed, displayed, and maintained in the following places: (a) In the courtrooms of all courts of the State. (b) In all rooms where any court or any state, county, or mun…

The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State shall be prominently displayed during business hours upon or in front of the buildings or grounds of or at each of the following places: (a) Each public building belonging to the State, a county, or a municipality. (b) At th…

The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State shall be prominently displayed during any and all games and performances of every kind which take place in a coliseum, stadium, bowl, or other open air sites, and at all race tracks where racing is being conducted. (Added by…

The National and State Flags shall be carried at the head of any procession or parade of: (a) The National Guard. (b) The California State Guard. (c) Any other state military organization. (d) Sheriff’s posse. (e) City police or fire department. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)…

Where the installation or display of the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State in a place publicly owned, whether by the State, a county, or a municipality, is prescribed, public officials charged with furnishing the place shall provide for the acquisition of the fl…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meaning: (1) “Legal right” means the freedom of use and enjoyment generally exercised by owners and occupiers of land. (2) “Local government agency” means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city an…

(a) On and after January 1, 2017, any Flag of the United States or the Flag of the State of California purchased by the state or any local government agency shall be made in the United States. (b) For purposes of this section, the term “local government agency” means a county, ci…

Where a city or county has adopted an official flag, it is unlawful for any other city or county to adopt an official flag so similar that it might deceive or mislead anyone as to the city or county to which it belongs. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)

Where the National and State Flags are used, they shall be of the same size. If only one flagpole is used, the National Flag shall be above the State Flag and the State Flag shall be hung in such manner as not to interfere with any part of the National Flag. At all times the Nati…

The superior court having jurisdiction of the offense shall enforce this chapter on the complaint of any citizen of the county. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)

All United States Flags now in the possession of state, county, city, and district agencies, or hereafter acquired by such agencies under contracts awarded prior to March 18, 1959, may be utilized until unserviceable. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1521.)

The Adjutant General shall, by regulation, prescribe rules regarding the times, places, and manner in which the State Flag may be displayed. He shall, periodically, compile the laws and regulations regarding the State Flag. Copies of the compilation shall be printed and made avai…

Counties, cities, and irrigation districts may jointly or severally purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire and operate, manage, and control rock quarries, rock plants, sand pits, cement plants, and other works or projects for the extraction, manufacture, or preparation of rock, sa…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 56036.5 and subdivision (b) of Section 56036.6, this division provides the sole and exclusive authority and procedure for the initiation, conduct, and completion of changes of organization and reorganization for cities and districts. Al…

(a) Contributions and expenditures for political purposes related to a proposal or proceeding shall be disclosed and reported pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 84250) of Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)). (b) A …

For the purpose of any action to determine or contest the validity of any change of organization or reorganization, the change of organization or reorganization shall be deemed to take effect upon the date of execution of the certificate of completion. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch…

An action to determine the validity of any change of organization, reorganization, or sphere of influence determination completed pursuant to this division shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (…

Any action brought in the superior court relating to this division may be subject to a mediation proceeding conducted pursuant to Chapter 9.3 (commencing with Section 66030) of Division 1 of Title 7. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 18. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)

If any provision of this division or the application of any provision of this division in any circumstance or to any person, city, county, district, the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applicat…

Any protest or objection pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of any proceedings or commission proceedings shall be in writing, clearly specify the defect, error, irregularity, or omission to which protest or objection is made and shall be filed within the time and in the …

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, rathe…

(a) This division shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. No change of organization or reorganization ordered under this division and no resolution adopted by the commission making determinations upon a proposal shall be invalidated because of any defect, error, …

The Legislature declares that the doctrine of automatic merger of a district with a city or the merger by operation of law of a district with a city has no further force or effect. The existence of a district shall not be extinguished or terminated as a result of the entire terri…

A district may be either merged with, or established as, a subsidiary district of a city in the manner provided in this division. A mutual service agreement between a city and a district may provide that the city shall not, while that agreement is in effect, or during any portion…

Except for a proposal for the merger of a then existing subsidiary district, any proposal for a merger or establishment of a subsidiary district authorized by this division shall contain a request in the alternative, requesting either a merger or the establishment of a subsidiary…

It is not necessary for the principal act of any district to adopt or incorporate this division by reference and any change of organization or reorganization provided for by this division may be made by, or with respect to, any district. Except as otherwise provided in this divis…

Where the principal act of any parent district provides that the boundaries of the parent district shall be automatically changed in the event of a change in the boundaries of a member district, or that the boundaries of the parent district may be concurrently changed with a chan…

No change of organization or reorganization, or any term or condition of a change of organization or reorganization, shall impair the rights of any bondholder or other creditor of any county, city, or district. Nor shall any change of organization or reorganization, or any term o…

Section 56886 and any term and condition provided by, or made pursuant to, that section shall be enforceable by, between, among, and against any public agency or agencies designated in the term and condition, but shall not constitute, or be given effect as, a limitation upon the …

Except as otherwise provided in Section 56124, if a proposed change of organization, reorganization, or determination of a sphere of influence applies to two or more affected counties, for the purpose of this division, exclusive jurisdiction shall be vested in the commission of t…

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 p…

If any reorganization provides for the formation of any new district or districts, the district or districts shall be deemed to have been formed upon compliance with the procedure and provisions of this division relating to reorganization. If the terms and conditions of any chang…

Upon request by the executive officer or the clerk of any county or district, the assessor of any city, county, or district shall furnish estimated assessed valuations, determined by the same methods and valuations used in preparing the last equalized assessment roll, in both of …

If the legislative body of any of the districts, agencies, or authorities enumerated in subdivision (a) of Section 56036.6 desires a determination by the commission that the district, agency, or authority is not a district or a special district, for purposes of Part 4 (commencing…

(a) Upon presentation of any application filed pursuant to Section 56127, the commission shall determine that the applicant district, agency, or authority is not a district or special district for purposes of Part 4 (commencing with Section 57000) or Part 5 (commencing with Secti…

(a) If a public utility has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing and requiring it to furnish gas or electric service within a certain service area and, as a result of a change of organization or a reorganization, territory consisting of all, …

Voter approval within the territory, as required by Section 56129, shall be given at an election. The question submitted at the election shall identify the district, designate the kind of service to be furnished, identify the territory within which the service is proposed to be f…

The executive officer shall file with the Public Utilities Commission a certified copy of any proposal for a change of organization or a reorganization which provides, as a part of the change of organization or reorganization, that gas or electric service, as defined in subdivisi…

(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 re…

Upon the filing of an application for the formation of, consolidation of, or dissolution of a recreation and park district formed pursuant to the Recreation and Park District Law, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code, or of an applic…

(a) A city or district may provide new or extended services by contract or agreement outside its jurisdictional boundary only if it first requests and receives written approval from the commission of the county in which the affected territory is located. (b) The commission may au…