Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) With the consent of the district attorney of the county, the city attorney of any general law city or chartered city within the county may prosecute any misdemeanor committed within the city arising out of violation of state law. This section shall not be deemed to affect any…

Whenever the city attorney is acting as a prosecutor in a criminal case pursuant to any provision of law or under a city charter, the city attorney shall have the power to issue subpoenas in a like manner as the district attorney. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 56. (SB 14…

The city attorney shall receive such compensation as is allowed by the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

(a) A city attorney who does not, in fact, exercise prosecutorial responsibilities on behalf of the city or cities by which he or she is employed shall not be precluded from defending or assisting in the defense of, or acting as counsel for, any person accused of any crime except…

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that all buildings, structures, sidewalks, curbs, and related facilities, constructed in this state by the use of state, county, or municipal funds, or the funds of any political subdivision of the state shall be accessible to and u…

The State Architect’s regulations adopted pursuant to Section 4450 shall require that all parking spaces reserved for the handicapped be identified as prescribed by Sections 22511.7 and 22511.8 of the Vehicle Code. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 484, Sec. 1.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter shall be limited in its application to all buildings and facilities stated in Section 4450 intended for use by the public, with any reasonable availability to, or usage by, persons with disabilities, including all fac…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to access by the physically handicapped and the other regulations adopted by the State Architect pursuant to Section 4450 shall be used as minimum requirements …

The responsibility for enforcement of this chapter shall be as follows: (a) By the Director of the Department of General Services where state funds are utilized for any project or where funds of counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions are utilized for the constr…

(a) In addition to any other inspection requirements pertaining to building standards of state and school district buildings used by the public, the construction of which are under the jurisdiction of the Office of the State Architect in the Department of General Services, access…

(a) Where state funds are utilized for any building or facility subject to this chapter, or where funds of counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions are utilized for the construction of elementary school, secondary school, or community college buildings and facili…

(a) (1) A building or facility otherwise subject to this chapter that is used or intended to be used by a school district or community college district as residential housing is exempt from the requirement for approval of plans and specifications by the Department of General Serv…

The Department of Rehabilitation shall be responsible for educating the public and working with officials of cities, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions, private architects, designers, planners, and other interested parties in order to encourage and help th…

All new elevators in public buildings or facilities after the operative date of the act that amended this section during the first year of the 1979–80 Regular Session shall have braille symbols and marked arabic numerals corresponding to the numerals on the elevator buttons embos…

After the effective date of this section, any building or facility which would have been subject to this chapter but for the fact it was constructed prior to November 13, 1968, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter when alterations, structural repairs or additions are …

On or after January 1, 1986, all portable buildings purchased, leased, or constructed by a school district shall meet the requirements of this chapter, except as provided in subdivision (f) of Section 4451. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 550, Sec. 2.)

The district attorney, the city attorney, the county counsel if the district attorney does not bring an action, or the Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 872, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

(a) The State Architect shall develop amendments for building regulations and submit them to the California Building Standards Commission for adoption to ensure that no accessibility requirements of the California Building Standards Code shall be modified except as necessary for …

(a) The State Architect shall establish and publicize a program for voluntary certification by the state of any person who meets specified criteria as a certified access specialist. No later than January 1, 2005, the State Architect shall determine minimum criteria a person is re…

The State Architect shall appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to assist in developing the requirements for certification as access specialists pursuant to Section 4459.5. This committee shall include individuals with disabilities, and a representative from each of the following:…

(a) (1) No later than October 31 of each year, the State Architect shall publish and make available to the public a list of certified access specialists who have met the requirements of Section 4459.5. (2) The State Architect shall publish and regularly update on its Internet Web…

(a) The certification authorized by Section 4459.5 is effective for three years from the date of initial certification and expires if not renewed. The State Architect, upon consideration of any factual complaints regarding the work of a certified access specialist or of other rel…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is essential that detectable warning and directional surfaces comply with the California Building Standards Code in order to ensure that those products are adequate to meet the safety and accessibility needs of the blind and visually…

If a violation of Section 4450, 4450.5, 4451, 4452, 4453.5, 4454, 4455, 4455.5, 4456, 4457, 4459, or 4460 is alleged or the application or construction of any of these sections is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of appeal, or the appel…

“Public body” as used in this chapter means any county, city and county, city, public district, public authority or other public corporation, or any agency of any thereof, which is authorized to issue bonds. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 736.)

“Bonds” as used in this chapter means bonds, warrants, notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued by or on behalf of any public body. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 736.)

“Governing body” means a board of supervisors, city council, board of directors or other legislative or governing body which has the power to provide for the issuance of bonds to be issued by or on behalf of any public body. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 736.)

Any provision of law specifying the maximum or minimum denomination of bonds to the contrary notwithstanding, a governing body in its ordinance, resolution or order providing for the issuance of any bonds may provide that such bonds shall be issued in a denomination or denominati…

A governing body, in its ordinance, resolution or order providing for the issuance of any bonds, may provide a method whereby, at any time after the original issuance of the bonds, two or more bonds of the same issue or series and which are of like tenor may be exchanged for a si…

The commission shall execute, within 30 days of the canvass of the election, a certificate of completion confirming the order of the change of organization or reorganization if a majority of votes cast upon the question are in favor of the change of organization or reorganization…

Notwithstanding Section 57176, the commission shall execute, within 30 days of the canvass of the election, a certificate of completion confirming a special reorganization if a majority of votes cast upon the question are in favor of the special reorganization in both of the foll…

The commission shall execute a certificate of completion confirming either the order of a merger or the order for the establishment of a subsidiary district in the following manner: (a) Where the question submitted to the voters was only upon merger or only upon establishment of …

In the case of elections on an order of consolidation of cities or districts, the commission shall take one of the following actions: (a) Execute a certificate of completion confirming the order of consolidation if, within the territory of each city or district ordered to be cons…

In addition to any other requirements, the certificate of completion confirming an order of incorporation or consolidation of cities shall do all of the following: (a) Give the name of the new or successor city favored by the electors. (b) Declare the persons receiving the highes…

The commission shall execute a certificate of termination of proceedings if the votes cast in favor of the change of organization or reorganization do not constitute a majority. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 114, Sec. 18. (AB 1532) Effective January 1, 2016.)

If the successor city has a freeholder’s charter, the successor city shall be governed as a new city under the freeholder’s charter of the successor city. If the successor city was organized under former Part 2 (commencing with Section 35000) of Division 2 of Title 4, or its pred…

Upon consolidation, the title to any property owned or held by, or in trust for, each predecessor city or by its officers or boards in trust for public use shall be vested in the successor city or its officers or boards. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September…

Except as otherwise provided in this division, consolidation does not affect any debts, demands, liabilities, or obligations of any kind existing in favor of or against the cities consolidated at the time of consolidation. Consolidation does not affect any pending action or proce…

Immediately upon consolidation, all ordinances of the predecessor cities are deemed repealed. That repeal shall not discharge any person from any existing civil or criminal liability nor affect any pending prosecution for violation of any of those ordinances. (Added by Stats. 198…

The repeal of ordinances provided by Section 57478 shall not apply to any of the following: (a) Ordinances under which vested rights have accrued. (b) Ordinances relating to proceedings for street or other public improvements. (c) Ordinances relating to zoning or land use regulat…

On and after the effective date of the consolidation, all ordinances, if any, of the successor city shall have full effect throughout the successor city. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

Unless otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the consolidation, the property in cities consolidated pursuant to this chapter shall not be taxed to pay any indebtedness or liability of any other city contracted or incurred prior to, or existing at, the time of consolid…

The city council of the successor city shall separately levy and collect the taxes necessary to pay the indebtedness or liability of each predecessor city within the territory of each predecessor city. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative…

Where the successor city is, or becomes, a chartered city, under a freeholder’s charter providing that boroughs may be established in territories or cities annexed to or consolidated with it, this division does not prevent a predecessor city, or any part of it, from becoming a bo…

The legislative body of any special district may authorize at any time the destruction or disposition of any duplicate record, paper, or document, the original or a permanent photographic record of which is in the files of any officer or department of the district. (Added by Stat…