Title GOV, California Gov. Code

“Local police officer” shall also include any officer or employee of a contracting agency that is a city and county, in any employment in which he or she was a law enforcement member as defined by Section 20402 at the time of the assumption by the city and county of the function …

“Local police officer” also includes any officer or employee of a contracting agency other than a city or a county who is a peace officer as defined in the Penal Code and whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement but excluding clerical personnel or those whose prin…

“Local police officer” also includes any officer or employee of a school district or a community college district that has established a police department pursuant to Section 38000 or 72330 of the Education Code, whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement service, e…

“Local police officer” also includes any employee of a contracting agency that is a city, who is employed in a jail or a detention or correctional facility and having as his or her primary duty and responsibility the supervision and custody of persons committed to the jail or fac…

(a) “Local sheriff” means any officer or employee of a sheriff’s office of a contracting agency, except one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise, and whose functions do not clearly come within the scope o…

(a) “Local sheriff” also means a regularly employed marshal of Shasta County or of a judicial district of Shasta County. “Local sheriff” also means a regularly employed deputy marshal of Shasta County or of a judicial district of Shasta County, or a district attorney investigator…

(a) “Local sheriff” also means a regularly employed district attorney investigator of Solano County whose principal duties are to investigate crime and criminal cases, if the district attorney investigator is a member of the deputy sheriffs’ bargaining unit in the county or the j…

“Local firefighter” means any officer or employee of a fire department of a contracting agency, except one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise and whose functions do not clearly fall within the scope of …

“Local firefighter” also means any officer or employee of a fire department of a contracting agency, except one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise and whose functions do not clearly fall within the scop…

“Local firefighter” also means any officer or employee of a fire department of a contracting agency, except one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise, and whose functions do not clearly fall within the sco…

“Local firefighter” means any officer or employee of a contracting agency performing a fire training function for a contracting agency, except one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise and whose functions …

(a) “County peace officer” means the sheriff and any officer or employee of a sheriff’s office of a contracting agency, except one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise, and whose functions do not clearly …

(a) “County peace officer” shall also include the constable and each regularly employed deputy constable and the marshal and each regularly employed deputy marshal who serves the superior court. He or she shall receive credit for service as a peace officer for any time he or she …

“County peace officer” shall also include probation officers, deputy and assistant probation officers, and persons employed in a juvenile hall or home and having as their primary duty and responsibility the counseling, supervision and custody of a group of youths assigned or comm…

“County peace officer” shall also include employees of the sheriff employed in a county jail, detention or correctional facility and having as their primary duty and responsibility the supervision and custody of persons committed to the jail or facility, whether or not these empl…

“County peace officer” shall also include employees of the sheriff employed to attend sessions of the superior or former municipal courts and preserve order in the courtrooms, to guard and maintain the security of prisoners during court appearances, or to summon jurors and take r…

“County peace officer” shall also include persons employed by a county parks and recreation department whose primary responsibility is maintaining the peace and whose duties include law enforcement, emergency medical care first response, or fire suppression and prevention in the …

Persons employed in positions that are found to come within the definition of local safety member as the result of administrative review by the board or court action and who were previously miscellaneous members may elect to remain local miscellaneous members by filing written no…

A member who is employed in a position that is reclassified from local miscellaneous to local safety and is made subject to a safety service retirement benefit, other than that provided in Section 21362, 21362.2, or 21363.1, may make an irrevocable election in writing to remain s…

“School safety member” includes any officer or employee of a school district or a community college district that has established a police department pursuant to Section 38000 or 72330 of the Education Code, whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement service, except…

A member employed with a school district or community college district, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 20057, who is in a position that qualifies as a school safety member and made subject to a safety service retirement benefit other than that provided in Section 21362,…

A person shall not be elected or appointed to the office of county auditor of any county unless the person meets at least one of the following criteria: (a) The person possesses a valid and active certificate issued by the California Board of Accountancy under Chapter 1 (commenci…

(a) Any person serving in the capacity of county auditor shall complete at least 40 hours of qualifying continuing education, pursuant to subdivision (b), for each two-year period, beginning January 1, 1998, and completing at least 10 hours in each year of the two-year period. At…

The provisions of this article shall become effective in only those counties in which, prior to the first day of the period for filing declarations of candidacy for the office of county auditor, the board of supervisors by a unanimous vote, at a regular meeting with all members p…

The system established under this chapter or its predecessor is exclusive, and persons entitled to membership in this system shall not participate in any other system provided for officers or employees of a county or judicial district. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1553.)

Except as provided in this article, all county peace officers shall be included in and be subject to this chapter on the first day of the calendar month following the expiration of 30 days after it becomes operative in any county, or on the first day of the calendar month followi…

Any county peace officer may elect to be excluded from this chapter at any time within 30 days after it becomes operative in any county as to his position, or within 30 days after his entrance into the service, upon his written election to be so excluded. Any employee who elects …

In any county in which the predecessor of this chapter has become operative prior to August 4, 1943, the persons employed in positions included in the definition of “county peace officers” by subdivision (b) of Section 31904 shall become members of the system on the first day of …

Any person who is eligible to participate in this system and who is a member of or participant in, or is eligible for membership or participation in, any other pension system provided by law for officers or employees of a county or judicial district may elect to become a member o…

In any county in which the predecessor of this chapter has become operative prior to the effective date of this chapter, the persons employed in positions included in the definition of “county peace officers” by Section 30904.5 shall become members of the system on the first day …

This article may be cited as the Investment Bond Act of 1909. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Whenever the public interest or necessity requires, any city may incur a bonded indebtedness to acquire bonds: (a) Issued by the city. (b) Issued by or for any district in the city. (c) Issued for street work or other public improvements in the city under any law providing for th…

It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this article that the acquisition of such bonds or investments of the general improvement fund shall be for any or all of the following purposes: (a) Aiding or facilitating the making of needed public improvements in the city. (b) L…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be issued substantially in the manner prescribed by Article 1 of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The ordinance calling the election need not contain any statement as to the estimated cost of the proposed public improvement. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

If the bonds are to be issued to acquire outstanding bonds, the ordinance shall state generally: (a) What bonds are to be purchased or acquired. (b) The total principal amount of such bonds. (c) The maximum purchase price proposed to be paid for them. The maximum purchase price s…

The interest rate on the bonds need not be the same during the entire term and different rates may be fixed for one or more interest payments. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The bonds shall not be sold at less than their par value. They may be exchanged at their par value for the outstanding bonds if the outstanding bonds are taken in exchange at a price not exceeding the maximum purchase price stated in the ordinance calling the election. (Added by …

In the exchange of bonds, interest upon the bonds to be acquired accruing to the date of exchange may be offset against the interest accruing upon the bonds issued pursuant to this article. In the purchase of bonds, interest accruing to date of exchange may be paid. (Added by Sta…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be redeemed and paid pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

Taxes for the payment of the bonds shall be levied pursuant to Article 1 except where any issue of bonds pursuant to this article is to mature at one time. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The legislative body of any city shall keep the funds arising from the sale of bonds pursuant to this article separate and distinct from all other municipal funds in a fund to be called “general improvement fund,” and shall invest and reinvest the money in bonds issued by the cit…

If the bonds are issued to acquire or to provide funds for the purchase of certain outstanding bonds, they may be used only for that purpose. All of the funds not so used and all sums received in payment of principal or interest of the bonds acquired by the city or received from …

At such times as the legislative body determines, it may sell any of the bonds purchased by it. The bonds shall not be sold at a price less than that paid for them. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

The purchase price of any bonds sold and the accrued interest on them shall be placed in the general improvement fund and may be reinvested in bonds, or, if such reinvestment is not permitted, shall be used to pay principal and interest of the bonds issued pursuant to this articl…

During the time the city owns any district bonds payable from taxes or assessments levied wholly or partially in accordance with the assessed value of the land within the district, the legislative body may omit any sum for the payment of principal and interest past due and unpaid…