Title GOV — California Gov. Code

It is not the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to occupy the field of recovery of the expense of an emergency response by a public agency, nor is it the intent of the Legislature to preempt local regulations or to otherwise limit the remedies available to any …

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Expenses of an emergency response” means those reasonable and necessary costs directly incurred by public agencies, for-profit entities, or not-for-profit entities that make an appropriate emergenc…

(a) The head of a special district, after one year, may destroy recordings of routine video monitoring, and after 100 days may destroy recordings of telephone and radio communications maintained by the special district. This destruction shall be approved by the legislative body a…

Notwithstanding Section 53160, the legislative body of a special district may prescribe a procedure whereby duplicates of special district records less than two years old may be destroyed if they are no longer required. For purposes of this section, video recording media, includi…

(a) When installing new security systems, a transit agency operated by a special district shall only purchase and install equipment capable of storing recorded images for at least one year, unless all of the following conditions apply: (1) The transit agency has made a diligent e…

(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Individual in an emergency” means a person who believes that immediate action is required to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, or property. (2) “Local agency” means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, …

(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Law enforcement agency” means a department or agency of the United States, state, local government, or other political subdivision thereof, authorized by law or regulation to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigatio…

(a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Cellular communications interception technology” means any device that intercepts mobile telephony calling information or content, including an international mobile subscriber identity catcher…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Broadband internet access service” means a mass-market retail service provided by a local agency in California by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substa…

It is the intent of the Legislature that this article protect and promote the Internet as an open platform enabling consumer choice, freedom of expression, end-user control, competition, and the freedom to innovate without permission, thereby encouraging the deployment of advance…

Except for reasonable network management, a local agency insofar as it is engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service shall not block lawful content, applications, services, or nonharmful devices.

Except for reasonable network management, a local agency insofar as it is engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service shall not impair or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of Internet content, application, or service, or use of a nonharmful device.

A local agency insofar as it is engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service shall not engage in paid prioritization.

Except for reasonable network management, a local agency insofar as it is engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service shall not unreasonably interfere with, or unreasonably disadvantage, either of the following: (a) An end user’s ability to select, access, and u…

(a) Information or documents obtained by a city, county, or other local agency for the purpose of issuing a local identification card shall be used only for the purposes of administering the identification card program or policy. This information, including the name and address o…

As used in this chapter, “local agency” means municipal corporation or sanitary district.

As used in this chapter, “conduits” mean sewers, watermains, and other conduits.

Under the terms prescribed by its legislative body, a local agency may permit another local agency to construct and maintain conduits in, across, or along its streets and other public places pursuant to this chapter and not otherwise.

When it is necesary to acquire property in the construction of any outfall sewer or conduit pursuant to this chapter, the property may be acquired by eminent domain.

All condemnation actions may be brought by and in the name of one local agency designated by all of the parties to the agreement.

When the legislative body of a local agency finds and by resolution declares that its location is such that it cannot adequately or conveniently be provided with conduits, unless it constructs and maintains certain connecting conduits in, across, or along certain streets, or othe…

The resolution shall contain: (a) A description of the conduits proposed to be constructed and maintained in the other local agency. (b) A description of the streets or other public places in, across, or along which the conduits are proposed to be constructed and maintained.

The resolution shall be accompanied by a written request that permission be granted to the local agency to construct and maintain the conduits described in the resolution.

The clerk of the local agency shall sign the request.

In its discretion the legislative body receiving the request and copy of the resolution may grant permission.

The permission shall be granted by ordinance, or by resolution in the case of a sanitary district.

The ordinance or resolution shall state any terms and conditions of the permission prescribed by the legislative body.

If the legislative body grants permission for the construction and maintenance of sewers, it may require as a condition that it may connect its sewers with those constructed under permission and use them in connection with its sewer system upon paying a proportionate part of the …

The cost may be determined by resolutions of the legislative bodies of both local agencies. The payment shall be made at the times and in the amounts determined by the legislative bodies.

All contracts for the construction or completion of, or for furnishing labor or materials for, any conduits to be constructed by a local agency in another local agency shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder.

The legislative body of the local agency constructing the conduits under permission shall advertise inviting sealed proposals for furnishing the labor and materials for the proposed work before any contract is let.

The advertisement shall be published for at least ten days in one or more newspapers published in the local agency. If there is no such newspaper it shall be published in one or more newspapers published in the county in which the local agency is situated.

The legislative body shall require such bonds as it deems best from the successful bidder to insure the faithful performance of the contract.

The legislative body may reject any and all bids.

This chapter does not prohibit the local agency itself from constructing or completing the works and employing the necessary labor without advertisement for proposals or letting of a contract.

In any city operating under a charter providing for a board of public works, all things required in this article to be performed by its legislative body shall be performed by the board.

If the charter or general law under which local agency is operating prescribes the manner of letting and entering into contracts of the kind provided for by this chapter, such contracts shall be let and entered pursuant to the charter or general law.

When the legislative bodies of two or more local agencies determine and adopt a resolution declaring that it will be for the interest or advantage of the local agencies to do so, the legislative bodies, may enter an agreement authorizing and providing for the joint construction a…

The agreement may include the joint construction and maintenance of all necessary outfall sewers within or outside of the boundaries of the local agencies.

The agreement shall provide for the joint payment of the cost of the joint use, benefit, and maintenance of all the outfall sewers and conduits upon the terms and under the regulations approved by the legislative bodies of all the local agencies.

The legislative body of each such local agency may bind and obligate the local agency to pay its proportionate part of the construction and maintenance costs of the outfall sewer and conduits at the times and in the installments provided for in the agreement.

By unanimous consent, the local agencies may amend or supplement the agreement and permit additional local agencies to become parties to the agreement.

When by resolution a legislative body determines and declares that it is for the interest or advantage of the local agency to become a party to the amended or supplemental joint agreement, it may provide for the joint payment of the costs, and joint use, benefit, and maintenance,…

Each such local agency is obligated to pay the proportionate part of the construction and maintenance costs of the outfall sewer and conduit at the times and in the installments provided for in the amended or supplemental agreement.

Each such local agency is also obligated to reimburse the parties to the original agreement for money they expended pursuant to the original agreement.

An amended or supplemental agreement may be entered into prior to the commencement, during the construction, or after the completion of the outfall sewer and conduit.

All contracts for construction pursuant to this article shall be made and entered into by one local agency designated by the legislative bodies of all the local agencies in the manner provided in Article 3.

By their legislative bodies two or more local agencies may also enter into an agreement with each other for the joint use by them of any outfall sewers and conduits already constructed in whole or in part in the streets or other public places of any such local agencies upon the t…

The local agencies entering into the agreements may use the streets within such local agencies for the construction and maintenance of outfall sewers and conduits pursuant to this article.

When it is necessary to extend the outfall sewers and conduits without the limits of the local agencies, they may use public highways without the city limits subject only to the right of the board of supervisors to make reasonable police regulations for the protection of the high…