Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Any resolution providing for the levy of assessments for payment of debt service on bond debt or notes, or for the long-term maintenance of natural habitat, or any hearings upon the formation of a district, or upon the levy of annual assessments after formation of a district shal…

(a) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies to any judicial action or proceeding to validate, attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance or resolution levying an assessment or modifying or amending an existi…

This article does not limit or prohibit the levy or collection of any other fee, charge, assessment, or tax for habitat maintenance authorized by any other provision of law. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1301, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that a vast and largely untapped reservoir of talent exists among the citizenry of the State of California, and that rich and varied segments of this great human resource are, all too frequently, not aware of the many opportunities which exi…

(a) The Governor shall prepare and maintain an Open Central Registry of Appointive Offices, which shall be known as the State Appointments List, that shall be available to the general public as follows: (1) In the offices of the Secretary of State in the Cities of Sacramento and …

The Governor shall make copies of all information on the State Appointments List and updated materials available to any organization or person for a reasonable fee not to exceed actual cost. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 669, Sec. 2.)

The State Appointments List located throughout the state shall contain the following: (a) A list of all boards and commissions to which the Governor, any member of the executive branch, or, the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and th…

All new appointments shall be posted in the State Appointments List within 20 working days after they are made. All unscheduled vacancies shall be posted in the list within 20 working days after they occur. Whenever the appointing power receives notification that an appointee oth…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Elderly persons and persons with disabilities have the same rights as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities and services. (b) As administered by the state, funding under Section 5310 of Title 49 of the…

The department shall act as the applicant for grants of funds to provide mass transit services to meet the special needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities pursuant to Section 5310 of Title 49 of the United States Code. The department shall coordinate the funding an…

Funds made available to the department shall be allocated as follows: (a) Not more than 5 percent of the annual federal apportionment may be retained by the department for the cost of administering grants. (b) The remaining funds shall be allocated by the department, as directed …

The commission shall establish an appeals process. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Prior to approving its program of projects, the commission shall hold not less than one public hearing. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

The interstate compact executed between the States of Arizona and California, as set forth in Section 176 of this chapter, fixing the location of the boundary line between the two states from the southern boundary of the State of Nevada to the point on the international boundary …

The provisions of the interstate compact between the States of Arizona and California referred to in Section 175 are as follows: Interstate Compact Defining the Boundary Between the States of Arizona and California Article I. Purpose. The boundary between the States of Arizona an…

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide all cities, counties, and districts with the authority to impose special taxes, pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII A of the California Constitution. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 672.)

On or after January 1, 2001, any local special tax measure that is subject to voter approval that would provide for the imposition of a special tax by a local agency shall provide accountability measures that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) A statement …

The chief fiscal officer of the levying local agency shall file a report with its governing body no later than January 1, 2002, and at least once a year thereafter. The annual report shall contain both of the following: (a) The amount of funds collected and expended. (b) The stat…

As used in this article: (a) “Local agency” means any county, city, city and county, including a charter city or county, or any special district. (b) “Special district” means an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or a special act, for the performance of governmen…

As used in this article, “special tax” shall not include any fee which does not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the service or regulatory activity for which the fee is charged and which is not levied for general revenue purposes. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 903.)

(a) Except as provided in Section 7282 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the legislative body of any city, county, or district may, following notice and public hearing, propose by ordinance or resolution the adoption of a special tax. The ordinance or resolution shall include the…

(a) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies to any judicial action or proceeding to validate, attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance or resolution approved by the voters pursuant to this article on or af…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Cable Television and Video Provider Customer Service and Information Act. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In an unregulated environment, customers of cable and video providers should get their money’s worth for the service they subscribe to, and one way to ensure this is to encourage that customer service standards be estab…

As used in this article: (a) “Cable television operator” means the person or entity providing cable television services through the cable television system. (b) “Cable television system” means a community antenna television system, under common ownership and control, serving a fr…

Each cable television operator or video provider in the state shall establish customer service standards. These customer service standards shall include, but not be limited to, standards regarding the following: (a) Installation, disconnection, service and repair obligations, emp…

(a) Each cable television operator or video provider shall annually distribute to employees, to each customer, and to the city, county, or city and county in which the cable television operator or video provider furnishes service to customers, a notice describing these customer s…

After the customer service standards established pursuant to Section 53055 have been in effect for one year, each cable television operator and video provider shall report annually on the performance of that cable television operator or video provider with regard to meeting its c…

No provision of this article shall be construed to preempt the prerogative of a city, county, or city and county to enforce customer protection standards that are contained in a franchise or license granted to a cable television operator or video provider pursuant to Section 5306…

(a) The legislative body of the city, county, or city and county in which the cable television operator or video provider furnishes service to customers may, by ordinance, provide a schedule of penalties for the failure of the cable television operator or video provider to distri…

The Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact as set forth in Section 178 executed between the State of California, through its then Governor, Earl Warren, on December 10, 1951, and other states which are parties to the compact, is hereby ratified and approved. (Added by Stat…

The provisions of the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact between the State of California and other states which are parties to the compact referred to in Section 177 are as follows: The State of California, through its Governor, duly authorized, solemnly agrees with an…

In addition to any other authority conferred upon him, the Governor is authorized and may execute for, on behalf of, and in the name of the State of California, the provisions of Article XV to the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, which provisions provide as follows:…

Any local agency which provides fire suppression services directly or by contract with the state or a local agency may, by ordinance or by resolution adopted after notice and hearing, determine and levy an assessment for fire suppression services pursuant to this article. The ass…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Legislative body” means the board of directors, trustees, governors, or any other governing body of a local agency specified in subdivision (b). (b) “Local agency” means any city, county, or city and c…

The local agency shall pay the county for costs, if any, incurred by the county in conducting the election. An election called by a legislative body pursuant to this article is subject to all provisions of the Elections Code applicable to elections called by the local agency. The…

The legislative body may provide for the collection of the assessment in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties as, other fees, charges, and taxes fixed and collected by, or on behalf of the local agency. If the assessments are collected by the county, the county may …

Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies to any judicial action or proceeding to validate, attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance or resolution levying an assessment or modifying or amending an existing o…

This article does not limit or prohibit the levy or collection of any other fee, charge, assessment, or tax for fire suppression services authorized by any other provisions of law. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1396, Sec. 8.5.)

(a) The ordinance or resolution shall establish uniform schedules and rates based upon the type of use of property and the risk classification of the structures or other improvements on, or the use of, the property. The risk classification may include, but need not be limited to,…

Any fire protection district may specifically allocate a portion of the revenue generated pursuant to this article to pay the interest and that portion of the principal as will become due on an annual basis on indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8589.13 of this code and Sec…

Any ordinance or resolution adopted by a local agency pursuant to this article establishing uniform schedules and rates for assessments for fire suppression services which substantially conforms with the model ordinance which the State Fire Marshal is authorized to adopt pursuant…

The legislative body of the local agency shall cause to be prepared and filed with the clerk of the local agency a written report which shall contain all of the following: (a) A description of each lot or parcel of property proposed to be subject to the assessment. (b) The amount…

(a) The legislative body may establish zones or areas of benefit within the local agency and may restrict the imposition of assessments to areas lying within one or more of the zones or areas of benefit established within the local agency. (b) The benefit assessment shall be levi…

The clerk of the local agency shall cause the notice, protest, and hearing procedures to comply with Section 53753. The mailed notice shall also contain the name and telephone number of the person designated by the legislative body to answer inquiries regarding the protest procee…

(a) It is the intent of the State of California to continue its long history of sharing emergency response resources with other states during times of disaster. Californian’s have benefited from the assistance provided by the firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medi…