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Title 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES
Division 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
Part 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
Part 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
California Government Code — §§ 53000-54999.7
Chapter 1 - General
§§ 53000-53170
Article 1 - Definitions
§§ 53000
Article 2 - Emergency Powers
§§ 53019-53023
Article 2.5 - Disposal of Coastal Property
§§ 53035-53036
Article 2.6 - Restoration of Records Destroyed by Public Calamity
§§ 53040
Article 3 - Roster of Public Agencies
§§ 53050-53051
Article 3.5 - Cable Television and Video Provider Customer Service and Information Act
§§ 53054-53056
Article 4 - Miscellaneous
§§ 53060-53087.9
Article 4.5 - Video Customer Service Act
§§ 53088-53088.2
Article 4.6 - Consumer Contracts: Cable Television
§§ 53088.5-53088.8
Article 5 - Regulation of Local Agencies by Counties and Cities
§§ 53090-53097.5
Article 5.5 - Regulation of the Environmental Management Plan by State Agencies
§§ 53098-53098.2
Article 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems
§§ 53100-53122
Article 6.3 - Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act
§§ 53123.1-53123.6
Article 6.6 - State Nonemergency Telephone System
§§ 53126-53127
Article 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies
§§ 53130-53138
Article 8 - Costs of Emergency Response
§§ 53150-53159
Article 9 - Preservation of Videotapes and Recordings
§§ 53160-53162
Article 10 - Prohibition on Penalties Against Tenants and Landlords for Law Enforcement Contact or Emergency Services
§§ 53165-53165.1
Article 11 - Cellular Communications Interception
§§ 53166
Article 12 - Public Broadband Services
§§ 53167-53167.5
Article 13 - Local Identification Cards
§§ 53170
Chapter 1.5 - Integrated Financing District Act
§§ 53175-53199
Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
§§ 53175-53179.5
Article 2 - Proceedings to Create an Integrated Financing District
§§ 53180-53184
Article 3 - Purposes and Powers
§§ 53185-53187
Article 4 - Reimbursement Agreements
§§ 53190-53194.5
Article 5 - Confirmation and Collection of Levy
§§ 53195-53199
Chapter 2 - Officers and Employees
§§ 53200-53299
Article 1 - Group Insurance
§§ 53200-53210
Article 1.1 - Deferred Compensation
§§ 53212-53214.5
Article 1.5 - Pension Trusts
§§ 53215-53224
Article 1.6 - Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance
§§ 53225-53225.2
Article 1.7 - Local District Bonds
§§ 53226-53226.3
Article 1.8 - Eligibility for Office
§§ 53227-53227.2
Article 2 - Purchase of United States Bonds
§§ 53230
Article 2.3 - Compensation
§§ 53232-53232.4
Article 2.4 - Ethics Training
§§ 53234-53235.2
Article 2.4 - 5. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education
§§ 53237-53237.5
Article 2.4 - 6. Fiscal and Financial Training
§§ 53238-53238.4
Article 2.5 - Replacing or Repairing Property of Employees
§§ 53240
Article 2.6 - Abuse of Office
§§ 53243-53244
Article 2.7 - Salary Warrants and Checks
§§ 53245
Article 2.8 - Comparable Pay
§§ 53247-53248
Article 3 - Firemen’s Vacations
§§ 53250-53252
Article 3.5 - Employment Contracts
§§ 53260-53264
Article 3.7 - Employment of Firefighters
§§ 53270
Article 4 - Transfer of Public Functions
§§ 53290-53293
Article 4.5 - Disclosure of Information: Local Government
§§ 53296-53299
Chapter 2.5 - The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982
§§ 53311-53368.3
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 53311-53317.5
Article 2 - Proceedings to Create a Community Facilities District
§§ 53318-53329.6
Article 3 - Extension of Authorized Facilities and Services and Changes in Special Taxes
§§ 53330-53338.5
Article 3.5 - Annexation of Territory
§§ 53339-53339.9
Article 4 - Procedures for Levying
§§ 53340-53344.4
Article 5 - Bonds
§§ 53345-53365.7
Article 6 - Transfer of Community Facilities Districts
§§ 53368-53368.3
Chapter 2.6 - Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing Districts
§§ 53369-53369.49
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 53369-53369.8
Article 2 - Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Revitalization Financing District Plans
§§ 53369.10-53369.26
Division - Division of Taxes
§§ 53369.30-53369.31
Article 4 - Tax Increment Bonds
§§ 53369.40-53369.49
Chapter 2.7 - Community Rehabilitation District Law
§§ 53370-53394
Article 1 - General
§§ 53370-53371.3
Article 2 - Formation of District
§§ 53373-53375
Article 3 - Appointment of Board Members
§§ 53378
Article 4 - Powers of a District
§§ 53380-53382.7
Article 5 - Senior Obligation Bonds
§§ 53387-53391
Article 6 - Bond Payment
§§ 53392-53392.7
Article 7 - Alternative Revenue Sources
§§ 53393-53394
Chapter 2.8 - Infrastructure Financing Districts
§§ 53395-53397.11
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 53395-53395.9
Article 2 - Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans
§§ 53395.10-53395.25
Division - Division of Taxes
§§ 53396-53396.5
Article 4 - Tax Increment Bonds
§§ 53397.1-53397.11
Chapter 2.9 - Infrastructure Financing Districts in the Border Development Zone
§§ 53398-53398.47
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 53398-53398.8
Article 2 - Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans
§§ 53398.10-53398.21
Division - Division of Taxes
§§ 53398.30-53398.31
Article 4 - Tax Increment Bonds
§§ 53398.40-53398.47
Chapter 2.99 - Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District
§§ 53398.50-53398.88
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 53398.50-53398.58
Article 2 - Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plan
§§ 53398.59-53398.74
Division - Division of Taxes
§§ 53398.75-53398.76
Article 4 - Tax Increment Bonds
§§ 53398.77-53398.88
Chapter 3 - Bonds
§§ 53400-53595.55
Article 1 - Unsold Bonds
§§ 53400-53401
Article 1.5 - Bond Accountability
§§ 53410-53412
Article 2 - Mutilated or Defaced Bonds
§§ 53430-53440
Article 3 - Lost or Destroyed Bonds
§§ 53460-53466
Article 4 - Pledge and Use of Revenues to Pay and Secure General Obligation Bonds
§§ 53500-53505
Article 4.5 - General Obligation Bonds
§§ 53506-53509.5
Article 5 - Validating Proceedings
§§ 53510-53511
Article 5.5 - Lien for General Obligation Bonds
§§ 53515
Article 6 - Notice by Mail
§§ 53520-53523
Article 7 - Interest Rates on Bonds
§§ 53530-53534
Article 8 - Issuance, Sale and Cancellation of Bonds
§§ 53540-53542
Article 9 - Refunding of Bonded Indebtedness of Local Agencies
§§ 53550-53569
Article 10 - Refunding of Revenue Bonds of Local Agencies
§§ 53570-53572
Article 11 - Provisions Applicable to All Refunding Bonds of All Local Agencies
§§ 53580-53589.5
Article 12 - Financial Advisers and Bond Counsel
§§ 53590-53594
Article 13 - Collateralized Borrowing
§§ 53595-53595.55
Chapter 4 - Financial Affairs
§§ 53600-53997
Article 1 - Investment of Surplus
§§ 53600-53610
Article 1.5 - Health Fund Investments
§§ 53620-53622
Article 2 - Deposit of Funds
§§ 53630-53686
Article 2.5 - Sale of Securities
§§ 53690-53692
Article 3 - Federal Aid
§§ 53700-53706
Article 3.5 - Proceeds of Taxes
§§ 53715
Article 3.6 - Public Library Special Taxes
§§ 53717-53717.6
Article 3.7 - Voter Approval of Taxes
§§ 53720-53730
Article 3.8 - Hospital Districts: Special Taxes
§§ 53730.01-53730.02
Article 4 - Capital Outlay Fund
§§ 53730.5-53737
Article 4.3 - Local Levies
§§ 53739
Article 4.5 - Tort Liability Fund
§§ 53740-53747
Article 4.6 - Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act
§§ 53750-53758
Article 4.6 - 5. Property-Related Fee or Charge Remedy
§§ 53758.5
Article 4.7 - Legal Actions Challenging Revenue Measures for Water or Sewer Service
§§ 53759-53759.2
Article 5 - Bankruptcy
§§ 53760-53760.9
Article 6 - Exceeding the Budget
§§ 53790-53792
Article 6.5 - Building Certificates
§§ 53800-53814
Article 7 - Temporary Borrowing
§§ 53820-53833
Article 7.4 - Securitized Limited Obligations Notes
§§ 53835-53839
Article 7.5 - Alternate Procedure for Temporary Borrowing
§§ 53840-53844
Article 7.6 - Temporary Borrowing
§§ 53850-53858
Article 7.7 - Grant Anticipation Notes
§§ 53859-53859.08
Article 8 - Delinquent Assessment Acquisition and Sales Law of 1915
§§ 53860-53876
Article 8.5 - Notification of Subordinate Interests
§§ 53880-53883
Article 9 - Financial Reports
§§ 53890-53897
Article 10 - Local Filing of Financial Reports
§§ 53900-53901
Article 10.5 - Local Agency Internet Posting of Financial Information
§§ 53908
Article 11 - Payment of Claims
§§ 53910-53914
Article 11.5 - Destruction of Bonds Previously Paid and Canceled
§§ 53920-53921
Article 12 - Proceeds of Sale for Taxes or Assessments
§§ 53925-53929.1
Article 13 - Priority of Special Assessment Liens
§§ 53930-53937
Article 13.5 - Payment and Apportionment of Special Assessment Liens
§§ 53938-53939
Article 14 - Pleasure Riding Tax
§§ 53940-53947
Article 15 - District Revolving Funds
§§ 53950-53961
Article 16 - Police and Fire Protection Funds
§§ 53970-53979
Article 17 - Community Facilities Plan
§§ 53980-53988
Article 18 - Local Tax Allocation Agreements to Implement Community Facilities Plan
§§ 53990-53992
Division - Division of Property Taxes
§§ 53993
Article 19 - Obligation of Contract
§§ 53995-53997
Chapter 4.5 - Sale of Proposition 1A Receivables
§§ 53998-53999
Chapter 5 - Property
§§ 54000-54262
Article 1 - Horseback Riding
§§ 54000-54005
Article 2 - Automobile Parking Areas
§§ 54030-54038
Article 3 - Coliseum and Stadium Parking
§§ 54060-54064
Article 4 - Beach Access
§§ 54090-54093
Article 4.5 - Reconstruction of Buildings
§§ 54096-54116
Article 5 - Earthquake Relief
§§ 54125-54130
Article 6 - Federal Surplus Property
§§ 54140-54144
Article 7 - Purchases of Supplies and Equipment by Local Agencies
§§ 54201-54205
Article 8 - Surplus Land
§§ 54220-54234
Article 8.5 - Surplus Residential Property
§§ 54235-54239.6
Article 9 - Public Leasebacks
§§ 54240-54245
Article 10 - The Local Government Privatization Act of 1985
§§ 54250-54256
Article 11 - Native American Ancestral Lands
§§ 54260-54262
Chapter 5.5 - Water Research and Development
§§ 54280-54281
Chapter 6 - Revenue Bond Law of 1941
§§ 54300-54700
Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
§§ 54300-54316
Article 2 - Powers of a Local Agency
§§ 54340-54358
Article 3 - Authorization of Bonds
§§ 54380-54387
Article 4 - Provisions Relating to Bonds
§§ 54400-54435
Article 5 - Additional Powers to Secure Bonds
§§ 54460-54478
Article 6 - Duties of Local Agencies
§§ 54510-54524
Article 7 - Fiscal Agent
§§ 54550-54552
Article 8 - Validating Proceedings
§§ 54580
Article 9 - Contributions
§§ 54610-54615
Article 10 - Remedies of Bondholders
§§ 54640-54649
Article 11 - Refunding Bonds
§§ 54660-54662
Article 11.5 - Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes
§§ 54664-54667
Article 12 - Annexation and Exclusion
§§ 54670-54672
Article 13 - Construction
§§ 54700
Chapter 6.3 - Employee Rental Housing
§§ 54700.1-54702.15
Article 1 - Definitions
§§ 54700.1-54700.8
Article 2 - Powers and Procedures
§§ 54701.1-54701.13
Article 3 - Bonds and Notes
§§ 54702.1-54702.15
Chapter 6.4 - Benefit Assessment Act of 1982
§§ 54703-54720
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 54703-54703.5
Article 2 - Definitions
§§ 54705-54708
Article 3 - Authorization: Requisites for Assessment
§§ 54710-54712
Article 4 - Procedure for Imposition of Benefit Assessment
§§ 54715-54719
Article 5 - Special Benefit Assessments
§§ 54720
Chapter 6.5 - Contracts of Sanitation or Sewerage Enterprises
§§ 54725-54740.6
Chapter 6.6 - Bonds
§§ 54773-54783
Chapter 8 - Boundaries
§§ 54900-54916.5
Chapter 8.5 - Parcel Tax Notices
§§ 54930
Chapter 9 - Meetings
§§ 54950-54963
Chapter 9.5 - Unlawful Expenditures
§§ 54964-54964.5
Chapter 10 - Antipoverty Program, Participation
§§ 54965
Chapter 11 - Local Appointments List
§§ 54970-54974
Chapter 11.5 - Local Board and Commission Composition
§§ 54977
Chapter 12 - Municipal Services and Functions
§§ 54980-54983
Chapter 12.4 - Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act
§§ 54984-54984.9
Chapter 12.5 - County Fees
§§ 54985-54988
Chapter 13.7 - Liability of Public Entities for Public Utility Capital Facilities Fees
§§ 54999-54999.7