California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 50020

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.

When a statute requires a local agency to take legislative action by resolution and the local agency is required by its charter to take legislative action by ordinance, action by ordinance is compliance with the statute for all purposes.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 50020 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-5-local-agencies/division-1-cities-and-counties/part-1-powers-and-duties-common-to-cities-and-counties/chapter-1-general/article-2-powers-and-duties-of-legislative-bodies/section-50020

Other sections in Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Legislative Bodies

§ 50020§ 50022.1§ 50022.2§ 50022.3§ 50022.4§ 50022.5§ 50022.6§ 50022.7§ 50022.8§ 50022.9…§ 50026§ 50026.5§ 50027§ 50028§ 50029§ 50030§ 50031§ 50032§ 50033§ 50034

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