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• § 43606 — An indebtedness is incurred within the meaning of this article to the extent of the principal amount of bonds sold and delivered.
• § 43607 — Proceedings are initiated when the city legislative body passes a resolution by a two-thirds vote of all its members determining that the public interest or necessity demands the acquisition, construc
• § 43608 — At any subsequent meeting, by a two-thirds vote of all its members, the legislative body may pass an ordinance ordering the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded debt for the purpose set
• § 43609 — Propositions for more than one object or purpose may be submitted at the same election.
• § 4361 — Public officers and bodies charged with the purchase or the letting of contracts for services or supplies for any public use may give such contracts and purchase such services and supplies from agricu
• § 43610 — The ordinance shall recite: (a) The object and purpose of incurring the indebtedness.
• § 43610.1 — The ordinance may provide that the estimated cost stated therein of the public improvements includes any or all of the following: (a) Legal or other fees incidental to or connected with the authorizat
• § 43611 — The ordinance shall be published once a day for at least seven days in a newspaper published at least six days a week in the city, or once a week for two weeks in a newspaper published less than six d
• § 43612 — If an election called pursuant to this article is consolidated with any other election, the ordinance calling the bond election need not set forth the election precincts, polling places and officers o
• § 43613 — Except as otherwise provided in the ordinance, the election shall be conducted as other city elections.
• § 43614 — If two-thirds of the electors voting on the proposition vote for it, the bonds may be issued.
• § 43615 — When two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at the same election, the votes cast for and against each proposition shall be counted separately.
• § 43616 — If any proposition is defeated by the electors, the legislative body shall not call another election on a substantially similar proposition to be held within six months after the prior election.
• § 43617 — The legislative body shall prescribe the form of the bonds and interest coupons, and fix the date of the bonds.
• § 43618 — The legislative body may divide the principal amount of any issue into two or more series and fix different dates for the bonds of each series.
• § 43619 — The legislative body shall fix, and designate in the bonds, a time and place for payment of the bonds.
• § 43620 — The legislative body may fix a date, not more than two years from the date of issuance, for the earliest maturity of each issue or series of bonds and in the case of bonds issued for the acquisition,
• § 43620.1 — An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 43621 — The legislative body may provide for redemption of bonds before maturity at prices determined by it.
• § 43622 — The bonds shall be issued in such denomination or denominations as the legislative body may prescribe.
• § 43623 — The bonds shall be signed by the mayor, or such other officer as the legislative body authorizes by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of all its members, and the city treasurer.
• § 43624 — The bond coupons shall be numbered consecutively and signed by the treasurer.
• § 43625 — All signatures and countersignatures except that of the clerk or the clerk’s deputy may be printed, lithographed, or engraved.
• § 43626 — If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on bonds or coupons ceases to be an officer before delivery of the bonds, that officer’s signature is as effective as if the officer had rema
• § 43627 — The bonds may be issued and sold as the legislative body determines, but for not less than par.
• § 43628 — All premiums and accrued interest received shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds, and the remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be pla
• § 43629 — The legislative body may provide for delivery of any bonds at places outside the city or State, and for receipt and transmittal of the purchase price in cash or bank credits in the form of certified F
• § 43630 — After three years after a bond election the legislative body may determine, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all of its members, that no part of the bond issue remaining unsold shall be is
• § 43631 — When the legislative body determines by resolution that the expenditure of money raised by the sale of bonds for the purpose for which the bonds were voted is impracticable or unwise, it may call a sp
• § 43632 — At the time of making the general tax levy after incurring the bonded indebtedness, and annually thereafter until the bonds are paid or until there is a sum in the treasury set apart for that purpose
• § 43633 — If the earliest maturity of the bonds is more than one year after the date of issuance, the legislative body shall levy and collect annually a tax sufficient to pay the interest as it falls due and to
• § 43634 — These taxes shall be levied and collected as other city taxes, and in addition to all other taxes.
• § 43635 — A city may undertake to perform the work directly on any municipal improvement for which bonds are issued pursuant to this article, purchasing the materials and hiring the labor without following the
• § 43636 — When the city and the United States jointly perform work on such municipal improvements, the city may turn over its portion of the cost to the United States for expenditure by it.
• § 43637 — By resolution, the legislative body may require the treasurer to give additional bonds for the safe custody and care of the public funds.
• § 43638 — When municipal improvements are being made pursuant to this article, the legislative body shall make all necessary regulations for carrying out and maintaining the improvements and appoint all necessa
• § 437 — The superior court having jurisdiction of the offense shall enforce this chapter on the complaint of any citizen of the county.
• § 43720 — The legislative body of any city, except a city and county, may provide for the funding or refunding of outstanding indebtedness pursuant to this article, if either of the following conditions exist:
• § 43721 — By a two-thirds vote of its number, the legislative body may fund or refund the indebtedness at, after, or before maturity and issue bonds of the city for the indebtedness.
• § 43722 — The bonds shall be issued in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) each, have not more than 40 years to run, and bear a rate of interest
• § 43723 — The rate of interest during the entire term of the bonds need not be the same but different rates may be fixed for one or more interest payments.
• § 43724 — The bonds shall be serial bonds, and not less than one-fortieth of the principal and interest on all sums unpaid shall be paid each year.
• § 43725 — The legislative body may fix a date for the earliest maturity of the principal of the bonds, not more than three years from the date of the issue.
• § 43726 — The bonds shall be payable in such money and at such places as the legislative body designates in the bonds.
• § 43727 — The bonds may be sold in the manner provided by the legislative body, to the highest bidder, at such price that the interest rate paid by the city, computed on the sale price, will not exceed 8 percen
• § 43728 — The proceeds of any sale for cash shall be placed in the city treasury to the credit of the funding fund, and applied only to refunding the indebtedness for which the bonds are issued.
• § 43729 — Any proceeds of the refunding bonds remaining after the indebtedness has been paid shall be deposited in the fund established for the payment of principal and interest on the refunding bonds and used
• § 43730 — At the time of making the general tax levy after incurring the bonded indebtedness and annually thereafter until the bonds are paid or until there is a sum in the treasury set apart for that purpose s
• § 43731 — If the earliest maturity of the refunding bonds is more than one year after the date of issuance, the legislative body shall levy and collect annually a tax sufficient to pay the interest as it falls
• § 43732 — The taxes shall be levied and collected as other city taxes, and are in addition to all other taxes.
• § 43732.5 — (a) Prior to the issuance by a city of bonds pursuant to this chapter, the legislative body may elect, by resolution, to guarantee payment on outstanding bonds of the city issued pursuant to this chap
• § 43733 — Bonds to fund or refund the indebtedness shall not be issued unless authorized by the electors of the city voting at an election to be called and held for that purpose, in either of the following case
• § 43734 — The election shall be called and held pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter.
• § 43735 — The ordinance calling the election shall recite the object and purposes for which the bonded indebtedness is to be incurred.
• § 43736 — When it is proposed to refund any outstanding bonded indebtedness of a city upon terms which permit any number of the refunding bonds to mature more than forty years from the time the original indebte
• § 43737 — The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be applied by the treasurer to the satisfaction of the judgment or the refunding of the indebtedness for which the bonds were issued, or the bonds may be
• § 43738 — If the refunding bonds are issued in whole or in part to refund before maturity an indebtedness evidenced by bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, which according to their terms are subjec
• § 43740 — When sufficient money is in the funding fund to redeem one or more outstanding past due bonds, warrants, judgments, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness or to redeem one or more of the outstandin
• § 43741 — At the same time the treasurer shall deposit in the post office a copy of the notice, enclosed in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to the registered owner of any such bond, warrant, judgm
• § 43742 — If any bonds are authorized for funding or refunding before maturity any obligations which by their terms are subject to call and payment before maturity, and which specify the manner in which they sh
• § 43743 — When any outstanding bonds, warrants, judgments, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness are surrendered and paid, the treasurer shall cancel them by endorsing on their faces the amount for which th
• § 43744 — The treasurer shall keep a record of bonds, warrants, judgments, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness redeemed, and report the redemptions to the city legislative body.
• § 43745 — If the obligations were issued by, on account of, or against, any department, board, or special fund of the city, he shall make the report to such department, board, or officer having custody of the s
• § 43746 — The report shall be made at least once a month, and shall be accompanied by the bonds, warrants, judgments, or other evidences of indebtedness which have been taken up and canceled.
• § 43747 — Any money remaining in the funding fund, after all outstanding bonds, warrants, judgments, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness proposed to be refunded have been taken up and canceled, shall be d
• § 43760 — This article may be cited as the Investment Bond Act of 1909.
• § 43761 — Whenever the public interest or necessity requires, any city may incur a bonded indebtedness to acquire bonds: (a) Issued by the city.
• § 43762 — It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this article that the acquisition of such bonds or investments of the general improvement fund shall be for any or all of the following purposes: (a) Ai
• § 43763 — Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be issued substantially in the manner prescribed by Article 1 of this chapter.
• § 43764 — The ordinance calling the election need not contain any statement as to the estimated cost of the proposed public improvement.
• § 43765 — If the bonds are to be issued to acquire outstanding bonds, the ordinance shall state generally: (a) What bonds are to be purchased or acquired.
• § 43766 — The interest rate on the bonds need not be the same during the entire term and different rates may be fixed for one or more interest payments.
• § 43767 — The bonds shall not be sold at less than their par value.
• § 43768 — In the exchange of bonds, interest upon the bonds to be acquired accruing to the date of exchange may be offset against the interest accruing upon the bonds issued pursuant to this article.
• § 43769 — Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be redeemed and paid pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter.
• § 43770 — Taxes for the payment of the bonds shall be levied pursuant to Article 1 except where any issue of bonds pursuant to this article is to mature at one time.
• § 43771 — The legislative body of any city shall keep the funds arising from the sale of bonds pursuant to this article separate and distinct from all other municipal funds in a fund to be called “general impro
• § 43772 — If the bonds are issued to acquire or to provide funds for the purchase of certain outstanding bonds, they may be used only for that purpose.
• § 43773 — At such times as the legislative body determines, it may sell any of the bonds purchased by it.
• § 43774 — The purchase price of any bonds sold and the accrued interest on them shall be placed in the general improvement fund and may be reinvested in bonds, or, if such reinvestment is not permitted, shall b
• § 43775 — During the time the city owns any district bonds payable from taxes or assessments levied wholly or partially in accordance with the assessed value of the land within the district, the legislative bod
• § 43776 — When bonds are acquired at less than their par value, the legislative body may reduce the total principal amount of any issue acquired and held by it to a total principal amount to be fixed by ordinan
• § 43777 — The ordinance is subject to referendum as other ordinances and shall designate: (a) The issue of bonds to be reduced.
• § 43778 — At the time and place fixed, the bonds shall be publicly canceled, and the city clerk shall enter on the minutes of the legislative body a record of the bonds canceled sufficient to identify them and
• § 43779 — If the bonds canceled are issued under the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, the legislative body shall reduce the principal amount of the assessments securing the bonds to the total principal amount of t
• § 43780 — The reduction of assessments shall be carried out by canceling such proportion of the assessments as is necessary, and the legislative body may provide procedure for such cancellation.
• § 43781 — When the legislative body of any city has acquired any district bonds pursuant to this article, it may, as an alternative to the procedure prescribed in Sections 43775 to 43780, inclusive, cancel all
• § 43782 — Before ordering the cancellation, by ordinance the legislative body shall: (a) Determine that the public interest and welfare will be best served by the cancellation of all or part of the principal an
• § 43783 — At the time and place fixed in the ordinance, the bonds shall be publicly canceled, and the legislative body shall cause a record of the cancellation to be entered on its minutes.
• § 43784 — The legislative body may sell any district bonds acquired from money in the general improvement fund to any property owner at such price as it determines, to enable him to use the bonds upon redemptio
• § 43785 — All district bonds sold for the purpose of effecting such redemption shall be canceled and discharged upon the redemption of the property.
• § 43786 — The legislative body may determine that any issue of bonds pursuant to this article shall mature at one time, not to exceed twenty years from the date of issue.
• § 43787 — If the bonds are made to mature at one time, the annual tax levy shall be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds as it comes due and create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal on or b
• § 43788 — The sum to be raised each year and placed in the sinking fund for the payment of the principal shall not be less than an amount obtained by dividing the total principal amount of the bonds issued by t
• § 43789 — If the entire issue of bonds is to mature at one time, the bonds may be called for redemption in numerical order at par and accrued interest on any interest payment date prior to their fixed maturity.
• § 43790 — Any bond issued pursuant to this article shall not be callable or redeemable prior to its fixed maturity date unless it contains a statement that the bond is callable.
• § 43791 — At least once each year, within sixty days prior to an interest payment date, if the sinking fund contains sufficient available money to call one or more of the outstanding bonds, the legislative body
• § 43792 — The notice shall state the amount available for the redemption of bonds and specify the time and place the proposals will be opened.
• § 43793 — A proposal shall not be accepted unless the sale price is less than par and accrued interest.
• § 43794 — Notice of the call for redemption shall be published once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.
• § 43795 — If any bonds called are not presented for redemption on the date fixed, on the day following a sum sufficient for the payment of the principal of such bonds and accrued interest to the date of redempt
• § 43796 — This article provides an alternative system for the issuance of bonds.
• § 43797 — This article shall be liberally construed to the end that its purposes may be made effective.
• § 438 — All United States Flags now in the possession of state, county, city, and district agencies, or hereafter acquired by such agencies under contracts awarded prior to March 18, 1959, may be utilized unt
• § 43820 — In its ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, a city legislative body may provide that a certain portion of such bonds, as determined and specified in the ordinance or resolution,
• § 43821 — In the ordinance or resolution, the legislative body shall prescribe the method for determining the particular bonds to be paid, and the manner in which they are payable.
• § 43822 — If provision is made for the payment of bonds in advance of maturity, the legislative body shall levy and collect a tax which, with any other funds in the treasury set apart for the purpose, is suffic
• § 43823 — Such taxes are in addition to all other taxes levied and collected for municipal purposes and for meeting payments on the principal and interest of the bonded indebtedness as they fall due.
• § 43824 — The amount fixed by the legislative body to be paid in lieu of interest accrued but not due shall be paid by the city out of the fund in its treasury for meeting sums coming due for interest on such b
• § 43850 — Whenever a city has an outstanding indebtedness evidenced by bonds the legislative body may submit to the electors of the city, at any election held for that purpose, a proposition: (a) Declaring all
• § 43851 — The election shall be called and held in the same manner as other elections in the city.
• § 43852 — The notice of election shall state: (a) The bonded indebtedness which it is proposed to declare at once due and payable.
• § 43853 — The question shall be voted upon as an entirety.
• § 43854 — The legislative body shall carry the compromise into effect and consent to the judgment specified in the notice of election and the proposed method of paying the judgment in installments.
• § 43855 — It shall provide for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on the judgment as it falls due and such portion of the principal as is designated in the notice of election.
• § 43856 — The rights of any nonconsenting holder of bonds specified in the notice are not affected by the proceedings.
• § 43857 — In any action brought upon any of the bonds described in the notice, the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction is conclusive as to the regularity of all proceedings taken.
• § 43858 — In any action brought upon any of the bonds described in the notice of election, the plaintiff shall deposit in court the bonds upon which he sues.
• § 43859 — When the judgment, rendered in accordance with the terms of the proposed compromise described in the notice, becomes final, the bonds sued upon shall be delivered to the treasurer of the city against
• § 43860 — If for any reason the judgment is reversed or set aside, or if any orders or writs under it are disobeyed by the defendant or its officers, the treasurer shall return the bonds to the plaintiff.
• § 43880 — Upon presentation by the owner to the city treasurer of any coupon bond or bond payable to bearer issued by any city, with a request for the conversion of the bond into a registered bond, the treasure
• § 43881 — The bond may thereafter be transferred by the registered owner in person or by attorney duly authorized on presentation to the treasurer, and again registered, a similar statement being stamped, print
• § 43882 — The statement stamped, printed, or written upon the bond may be in substantially the following form: (Date, giving month, year, and day.
• § 43883 — After any bond has been registered, the principal and interest shall be payable to the registered owner.
• § 43884 — The city treasurer shall keep in his office a book showing at all times what bonds are registered and in whose names.
• § 43885 — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, bonds, issued pursuant to statute or city charter, may be in the form of coupon bonds or registered bonds, or some in the form of coupon bonds and
• § 43886 — This article applies to all coupon bonds and all other bonds payable to bearer.
• § 439 — The Adjutant General shall, by regulation, prescribe rules regarding the times, places, and manner in which the State Flag may be displayed.
• § 43900 — The legislative body of any city may destroy any bonds remaining in the possession of the city if: (a) The bonds were voted to be issued for municipal purposes.
• § 43901 — The legislative body shall give notice of its intention to destroy the bonds by publication of a notice for four successive weeks in the official newspaper of the city, if there is one, or if there is
• § 43902 — The notice shall state: (a) The time and place of the destruction.
• § 43903 — At the time and place stated in the notice, the legislative body shall publicly destroy the bonds unless at least three days before the designated time, written objections to the destruction are filed
• § 43904 — No other issue of bonds in place of those destroyed shall be made by the city, unless again authorized by a vote of the people.
• § 440 — The general design and details of the Seal of the Senate of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof: * * * * * * * * * * * *
• § 4400 — This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Emergency Termination of Public Contracts Act.
• § 4401 — “Public agency,” as used in this chapter, includes the State, its various commissions, boards and departments and any county, city, district or state agency authorized to enter into contracts for publ
• § 441 — When the Seal of the Senate is prepared in color, the following colors shall be used: The outer circle and the words “Seal of the Senate of the State of California” shall be Popcorn, Cable No.
• § 4410 — In the event a national emergency occurs, and public work, being performed by contract, is stopped, directly or indirectly, because of the freezing or diversion of materials, equipment or labor, as th
• § 4411 — Such an agreement shall include the terms and conditions of the termination of the contract and provision for the payment of compensation or money, if any, which either party shall pay to the other or
• § 4412 — It shall be competent for any public agency to provide in the specifications for any public works contract detailed provisions as to the conditions under which the contractor shall be entitled, as a m
• § 442 — The use of the Seal of the Senate shall be as prescribed by the Rules of the Senate.
• § 4420 — (a) No state or local governmental agency and no person acting on behalf of any state or local governmental agency, except a governmental agency created pursuant to agreement or compact with another s
• § 4420.5 — (a) Section 4420 does not apply to any construction or renovation project undertaken by a school district or community college district.
• § 4420.8 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 4420, commencing January 1, 1999, a state agency may utilize owner-controlled or wrap-up insurance programs if all of the following conditions are met: (
• § 4421 — This chapter shall not prevent the exercise by such officer or employee on behalf of the state or such public agency or public authority of the right to approve the form, sufficiency, or manner of exe
• § 4422 — All provisions in any invitation for bids, or in any of the contract documents, in conflict with this chapter are hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state.
• § 445 — The general design and details of the Seal of the Assembly of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof: * * * * * * * * * * *
• § 4450 — (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
• § 4450.5 — 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.
• § 4451 — (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 reaso
• § 4452 — 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
• § 4453 — 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 count
• § 4453.5 — (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
• § 4454 — (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 o
• § 4454.5 — (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 requir
• § 4455 — 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, des
• § 4455.5 — 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 ma
• § 4456 — 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 p
• § 4457 — 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
• § 4458 — 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.
• § 4459 — (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 t
• § 4459.5 — (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.
• § 4459.6 — 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.
• § 4459.7 — (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.
• § 4459.8 — (a) The certification authorized by Section 4459.
• § 446 — When the Seal of the Assembly is prepared in color, the following colors shall be used: The outer circle and the words “California State Assembly” shall be Gold, Cable No.
• § 4460 — (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 a
• § 4461 — If a violation of Section 4450, 4450.
• § 4465 — (a) There is hereby established in the Division of the State Architect a Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund, as set forth in Section 4470, for the purpose of increasing disability access a
• § 4467 — (a) (1) On and after January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2017, inclusive, any applicant for a local business license or equivalent instrument or permit, and from any applicant for the renewal of a b
• § 4469 — (a) On and after January 1, 2013, each city, county, or city and county shall provide to an applicant for a business license or equivalent instrument or permit and to an applicant for the renewal of a
• § 4469.5 — (a) In addition to the information required by Section 4469, each city, county, or city and county that issues business licenses, building permits for additions, alterations, and structural repairs to
• § 447 — The use of the Seal of the Assembly shall be as prescribed by the Rules of the Assembly.
• § 4470 — (a) All funds received by the Division of the State Architect under this chapter shall be deposited in the Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund, which is hereby established in the State Trea
• § 4475 — “State agency,” as used in this chapter, means any state agency defined in Section 11000, which is authorized to enter into contracts and shall include, but not be limited to, the Department of Public
• § 4476 — “Person,” as used in this chapter means any individual, corporation, association, or any other entity organized for the purpose of conducting business.
• § 4477 — No state agency shall enter into any contract for the purchase of supplies, equipment, or services from any person who is in violation of any order or resolution not subject to review promulgated by t
• § 4478 — The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to contracts with a dollar value below the required level for competitive bidding established in Section 10301 of the Public Contract Code.
• § 4479 — Each state agency shall exercise due diligence in determining whether or not one or more persons have divided a contract to avoid the limitation of Section 4478.
• § 4480 — The provisions of this chapter shall not apply when a person otherwise prohibited from contracting with the state under this chapter is the sole source of a product or services required by the state.
• § 4481 — Each local agency or board set forth in Section 4477 shall notify within seven days after determination thereof, the Water Resources Control Board or Air Resources Board of noncompliance with any fina
• § 4482 — The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to contracts executed prior to the effective date of this chapter.
• § 450 — The permanent seat of government of the state is at the City of Sacramento, but the Governor shall designate by written proclamation an alternative temporary seat of government for use in the event of
• § 4500 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any statute, rule, regulation, decision, or pronouncement to the contrary, other than subdivision (b), every state agency, board, and department, every local gove
• § 45000 — It is the intent of this chapter to enable the legislative body of any city to adopt such a personnel system, merit system, or civil service system as is adaptable to the size and type of the city.
• § 45001 — By ordinance, the legislative body of any city may establish a personnel system, merit system, or civil service system for the selection, employment, classification, advancement, suspension, discharge
• § 45002 — The system may include the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees, except members of the board of trustees, of the public library established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Sec
• § 45003 — The inclusion of any class of officers and employees made prior to September 19, 1947, is operative from the inception of the system.
• § 45004 — The legislative body may provide for the appointment of a civil service commission or personnel officer, to which it may delegate such powers and duties in relation to the system as it deems advisable
• § 45004.1 — (a) Where a hearing is held before a civil service commission or personnel officer pursuant to Section 45004 and where the commission or officer permits an audio or stenographic recording of the heari
• § 45005 — The ordinance shall designate the departments, and the appointive officers and employees who shall be included in the merit system or civil service system.
• § 45006 — By subsequent ordinances, the legislative body may add additional departments and appointive officers, and employees to the original list.
• § 45007 — After inclusion in the system, any departments or appointive officers or employees shall not be withdrawn, either by an outright repeal of the civil service ordinance or otherwise, unless the withdraw
• § 45008 — The legislative body may contract with the legislative body of any city or county in the State, any state department, or any private person, corporation, association or partnership, for: (a) The condu
• § 45010 — The ordinance shall provide that any period of time during which an employee is required to be absent from his position by reason of an injury or disease for which he is entitled to receive compensati
• § 45050 — The ordinance establishing the system shall provide that minimum or maximum age limits for any civil service examination shall not be established and that age shall not be a minimum qualification for
• § 45051 — The ordinance shall provide that any person possessing all the minimum qualifications for the position is eligible to take any civil service examination, regardless of age, and that the commission, th
• § 45052 — This article does not require nor authorize any city to employ any person in a particular city employment if he has attained the retirement age for that particular employment prescribed by any city em
• § 45053 — A person shall not be employed in city employment while he is receiving a retirement allowance under a city employees’ retirement system of such city by reason of prior service with such city.
• § 45054 — This article does not prevent the legislative body from fixing minimum or maximum age limits for the employment of policemen or firemen.