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TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]

Title 5 added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.

§§ 50001–57607 · 3,173 sections · open a heading for everything below it

  1. DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES §§ 50001–52203 · 964 sections
    1. PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES §§ 50001–51299.4 · 806 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. General §§ 50001–50290 · 158 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 50001–50002 · 2 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Powers and Duties of Legislative Bodies §§ 50020–50034 · 24 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Financial Affairs §§ 50050–50057 · 9 sections
        4. ARTICLE 3.1. Habitat Maintenance Assessment Districts §§ 50060–50070 · 17 sections
        5. ARTICLE 3.5. Voter-Approved Special Taxes §§ 50075–50077.5 · 7 sections
        6. ARTICLE 3.6. Fire Suppression Assessments §§ 50078–50078.20 · 12 sections
        7. ARTICLE 3.8. School Districts §§ 50079–50079.6 · 6 sections
        8. ARTICLE 4. Officers and Employees §§ 50080–50089 · 13 sections
        9. ARTICLE 5. Books, Maps, and Other Documents §§ 50110–50115 · 6 sections
        10. ARTICLE 6. Reimbursement for Use of Drainage Structures §§ 50140–50143 · 4 sections
        11. ARTICLE 9. Abandoned Excavations §§ 50230–50257 · 28 sections
        12. ARTICLE 10. Human Relations §§ 50260–50265 · 6 sections
        13. ARTICLE 11. City Selection Committees §§ 50270–50279.2 · 12 sections
        14. ARTICLE 12. Historical Property Contracts §§ 50280–50290 · 12 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Public Property §§ 50300–50574 · 112 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Extraterritorial Property §§ 50300–50308 · 9 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Grants of Property §§ 50330–50335 · 7 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Issuance of Bonds for the Acquisition of Property §§ 50360–50369 · 10 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Parks §§ 50401–50402 · 2 sections
        5. ARTICLE 6. Airports §§ 50470–50479 · 16 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6.5. Airport Approaches Zoning Law §§ 50485–50485.14 · 14 sections
        7. ARTICLE 7. Leases §§ 50490–50516 · 27 sections
        8. ARTICLE 8. Public Buildings §§ 50530–50535 · 6 sections
        9. ARTICLE 9. Sale of Improvements Financed by Special Assessments §§ 50550–50564 · 15 sections
        10. ARTICLE 10. Surplus Real Property §§ 50568–50573 · 5 sections
        11. ARTICLE 11. Property Within Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones § 50574 · 1 section
      3. CHAPTER 2.5. Open Space Maintenance Districts §§ 50575–50628 · 35 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 50575–50583 · 9 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Formation of District §§ 50590–50607 · 12 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Administrative Provisions §§ 50610–50615 · 6 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Annexations, Additions and Withdrawals §§ 50620–50628 · 8 sections
      4. CHAPTER 3. Bonds §§ 50630–50670.4 · 65 sections
        1. ARTICLE 2. Registration of Bonds §§ 50630–50633 · 4 sections
        2. ARTICLE 3. Negotiability §§ 50660–50663 · 4 sections
        3. ARTICLE 4. Limited Obligation Bonds §§ 50665.1–50670.4 · 57 sections
      5. CHAPTER 3.5. Revenue Bonds for Public Improvements §§ 50701–50798.4 · 75 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Authority §§ 50701–50713 · 14 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Revenue Bonds §§ 50715–50753 · 39 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Rental Rates, Charges and Fees §§ 50760–50762 · 3 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Competitive Projects §§ 50765–50766 · 2 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Rights of Bondholders §§ 50770–50771 · 2 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Contributions and Cooperation §§ 50786–50790 · 5 sections
        7. ARTICLE 7. Funds §§ 50793–50797 · 5 sections
        8. ARTICLE 8. Definition and General Provisions §§ 50798–50798.4 · 5 sections
      6. CHAPTER 4. Police Officers’ Pension Fund and Firemen’s Pension Fund §§ 50800–50927 · 51 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 50800–50807 · 8 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Organization, Powers, and Duties of the Board §§ 50830–50846 · 17 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Pensions and Death Benefits §§ 50870–50883 · 15 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Contributions and Surplus §§ 50910–50914 · 5 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Extraterritorial Activities of County and City Peace Officers §§ 50920–50922 · 3 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Extraterritorial Activities of Firemen §§ 50925–50927 · 3 sections
      7. CHAPTER 4.5. Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award Act §§ 50950–50979 · 30 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 50950–50952 · 3 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Administration, Award System, and Membership §§ 50953–50957 · 5 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Service Credit and Contributions §§ 50958–50963 · 6 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Contract Provisions §§ 50964–50971 · 8 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Termination and Limitations §§ 50972–50974 · 3 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Indemnity §§ 50975–50976 · 2 sections
        7. ARTICLE 7. Termination of the Award System by the Public Employees’ Retirement System §§ 50977–50979 · 3 sections
      8. CHAPTER 4.6. The Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025 §§ 50990–50996 · 7 sections
      9. CHAPTER 5. Boundaries §§ 51000–51009 · 10 sections
      10. CHAPTER 5.5. The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act Of 1981 §§ 51010–51019.1 · 37 sections
      11. CHAPTER 6. Massage §§ 51030–51034 · 5 sections
      12. CHAPTER 6.1. Cottage Food Operations § 51035 · 1 section
      13. CHAPTER 6.2. Sidewalk Vendors §§ 51036–51039 · 4 sections
      14. CHAPTER 6.3. Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones §§ 51040–51042 · 4 sections
      15. CHAPTER 6.5. Open-Space Easements §§ 51050–51065 · 15 sections
      16. CHAPTER 6.6. Open-Space Easement Act of 1974 §§ 51070–51097 · 22 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Declaration §§ 51070–51073 · 4 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions § 51075 · 1 section
        3. ARTICLE 3. General Provisions §§ 51080–51087 · 9 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Termination of an Open-Space Easement §§ 51090–51094 · 5 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Eminent Domain and Other Provisions §§ 51095–51097 · 3 sections
      17. CHAPTER 6.7. Timberland §§ 51100–51155 · 39 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 51100–51104 · 5 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Timberland Production Zones §§ 51110–51119.5 · 18 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Rezoning §§ 51120–51121 · 2 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Immediate Rezoning §§ 51130–51134 · 4 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Removal from Zone §§ 51140–51146 · 4 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition §§ 51150–51155 · 6 sections
      18. CHAPTER 6.8. Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones §§ 51175–51189 · 18 sections
      19. CHAPTER 6.9. Solar-Use Easement §§ 51190–51192.2 · 13 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions § 51190 · 1 section
        2. ARTICLE 2. General Provisions §§ 51191–51191.8 · 9 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Extinguishment of a Solar-Use Easement §§ 51192–51192.2 · 3 sections
      20. CHAPTER 7. Agricultural Land §§ 51200–51297.4 · 97 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 51200–51207 · 6 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Declaration §§ 51220–51223 · 5 sections
        3. ARTICLE 2.5. Agricultural Preserves §§ 51230–51239 · 17 sections
        4. ARTICLE 3. Contracts §§ 51240–51257.5 · 27 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Cancellation §§ 51280–51287 · 16 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition §§ 51290–51295 · 11 sections
        7. ARTICLE 7. Farmland Security Zones §§ 51296–51297.4 · 15 sections
      21. CHAPTER 8. Capital Investment Incentive Program §§ 51298–51298.5 · 3 sections
      22. CHAPTER 9. Adaptive Reuse Investment Incentive Program §§ 51299–51299.4 · 5 sections
    2. PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES §§ 51300–51953 · 111 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. Transfer of City Functions §§ 51300–51350 · 16 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 51300–51308 · 9 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Chartered Cities §§ 51330–51335 · 6 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. County Contract Services § 51350 · 1 section
      2. CHAPTER 2. Transfer of City Tax Functions §§ 51500–51562 · 42 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 51500–51521 · 21 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Chartered Cities §§ 51540–51562 · 21 sections
      3. CHAPTER 4. Special Assessments § 51800 · 1 section
        1. ARTICLE 1. Collection of Special Assessments by County Officer § 51800 · 1 section
      4. CHAPTER 5. Local Government Reorganization §§ 51900–51953 · 52 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Findings and Declarations of Policy §§ 51900–51903 · 4 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions and General Provisions §§ 51910–51919 · 10 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Reorganization Proceedings §§ 51920–51939.2 · 24 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Effects of Reorganization §§ 51940–51953 · 14 sections
    3. PART 3. CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES §§ 52000–52190 · 40 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. Community Energy Authority §§ 52000–52190 · 40 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 52000–52012 · 13 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Creation of Community Energy Authorities §§ 52030–52033 · 4 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Officers and Employees §§ 52050–52056 · 7 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Alternative Officers §§ 52080–52081 · 2 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Powers and Duties §§ 52100–52107 · 8 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Bonds § 52120 · 1 section
        7. ARTICLE 7. Claims § 52170 · 1 section
        8. ARTICLE 8. Tax Exemption of Community Energy Authority §§ 52180–52182 · 3 sections
        9. ARTICLE 9. Prohibitions § 52190 · 1 section
    4. PART 4. Economic Opportunity §§ 52200–52203 · 7 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 52200–52200.6 · 4 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Sales and Leases §§ 52201–52203 · 3 sections
  2. DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES §§ 53000–55821 · 1,694 sections
    1. PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES §§ 53000–54999.7 · 1,581 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. General §§ 53000–53170 · 190 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions § 53000 · 1 section
        2. ARTICLE 2. Emergency Powers §§ 53019–53023 · 5 sections
        3. ARTICLE 2.5. Disposal of Coastal Property §§ 53035–53036 · 2 sections
        4. ARTICLE 2.6. Restoration of Records Destroyed by Public Calamity § 53040 · 1 section
        5. ARTICLE 3. Roster of Public Agencies §§ 53050–53051 · 2 sections
        6. ARTICLE 3.5. Cable Television and Video Provider Customer Service and Information Act §§ 53054–53056 · 8 sections
        7. ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous §§ 53060–53087.9 · 76 sections
        8. ARTICLE 4.5. Video Customer Service Act §§ 53088–53088.2 · 3 sections
        9. ARTICLE 4.6. Consumer Contracts: Cable Television §§ 53088.5–53088.8 · 4 sections
        10. ARTICLE 5. Regulation of Local Agencies by Counties and Cities §§ 53090–53097.5 · 9 sections
        11. ARTICLE 5.5. Regulation of the Environmental Management Plan by State Agencies §§ 53098–53098.2 · 3 sections
        12. ARTICLE 6. Local Emergency Telephone Systems §§ 53100–53122 · 33 sections
        13. ARTICLE 6.3. Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act §§ 53123.1–53123.6 · 7 sections
        14. ARTICLE 6.6. State Nonemergency Telephone System §§ 53126–53127 · 3 sections
        15. ARTICLE 7. Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies §§ 53130–53138 · 9 sections
        16. ARTICLE 8. Costs of Emergency Response §§ 53150–53159 · 11 sections
        17. ARTICLE 9. Preservation of Videotapes and Recordings §§ 53160–53162 · 3 sections
        18. ARTICLE 10. Prohibition on Penalties Against Tenants and Landlords for Law Enforcement Contact or Emergency Services §§ 53165–53165.1 · 2 sections
        19. ARTICLE 11. Cellular Communications Interception § 53166 · 1 section
        20. ARTICLE 12. Public Broadband Services §§ 53167–53167.5 · 6 sections
        21. ARTICLE 13. Local Identification Cards § 53170 · 1 section
      2. CHAPTER 1.5. Integrated Financing District Act §§ 53175–53199 · 36 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions §§ 53175–53179.5 · 10 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Proceedings to Create an Integrated Financing District §§ 53180–53184 · 5 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Purposes and Powers §§ 53185–53187 · 3 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Reimbursement Agreements §§ 53190–53194.5 · 10 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Confirmation and Collection of Levy §§ 53195–53199 · 8 sections
      3. CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees §§ 53200–53299 · 109 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Group Insurance §§ 53200–53210 · 24 sections
        2. ARTICLE 1.1. Deferred Compensation §§ 53212–53214.5 · 5 sections
        3. ARTICLE 1.5. Pension Trusts §§ 53215–53224 · 23 sections
        4. ARTICLE 1.6. Health Insurance Purchasing Alliance §§ 53225–53225.2 · 3 sections
        5. ARTICLE 1.7. Local District Bonds §§ 53226–53226.3 · 4 sections
        6. ARTICLE 1.8. Eligibility for Office §§ 53227–53227.2 · 3 sections
        7. ARTICLE 2. Purchase of United States Bonds § 53230 · 1 section
        8. ARTICLE 2.3. Compensation §§ 53232–53232.4 · 5 sections
        9. ARTICLE 2.4. Ethics Training §§ 53234–53235.2 · 4 sections
        10. ARTICLE 2.4.5. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education §§ 53237–53237.5 · 4 sections
        11. ARTICLE 2.4.6. Fiscal and Financial Training §§ 53238–53238.4 · 5 sections
        12. ARTICLE 2.5. Replacing or Repairing Property of Employees § 53240 · 1 section
        13. ARTICLE 2.6. Abuse of Office §§ 53243–53244 · 6 sections
        14. ARTICLE 2.7. Salary Warrants and Checks § 53245 · 1 section
        15. ARTICLE 2.8. Comparable Pay §§ 53247–53248 · 2 sections
        16. ARTICLE 3. Firemen’s Vacations §§ 53250–53252 · 3 sections
        17. ARTICLE 3.5. Employment Contracts §§ 53260–53264 · 5 sections
        18. ARTICLE 3.7. Employment of Firefighters § 53270 · 1 section
        19. ARTICLE 4. Transfer of Public Functions §§ 53290–53293 · 4 sections
        20. ARTICLE 4.5. Disclosure of Information: Local Government §§ 53296–53299 · 5 sections
      4. CHAPTER 2.5. The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 §§ 53311–53368.3 · 152 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 53311–53317.5 · 32 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Proceedings to Create a Community Facilities District §§ 53318–53329.6 · 26 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Extension of Authorized Facilities and Services and Changes in Special Taxes §§ 53330–53338.5 · 14 sections
        4. ARTICLE 3.5. Annexation of Territory §§ 53339–53339.9 · 9 sections
        5. ARTICLE 4. Procedures for Levying §§ 53340–53344.4 · 14 sections
        6. ARTICLE 5. Bonds §§ 53345–53365.7 · 53 sections
        7. ARTICLE 6. Transfer of Community Facilities Districts §§ 53368–53368.3 · 4 sections
      5. CHAPTER 2.6. Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing Districts §§ 53369–53369.49 · 38 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 53369–53369.8 · 9 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Revitalization Financing District Plans §§ 53369.10–53369.26 · 17 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Division of Taxes §§ 53369.30–53369.31 · 2 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds §§ 53369.40–53369.49 · 10 sections
      6. CHAPTER 2.7. Community Rehabilitation District Law §§ 53370–53394 · 42 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 53370–53371.3 · 5 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Formation of District §§ 53373–53375 · 7 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Appointment of Board Members § 53378 · 1 section
        4. ARTICLE 4. Powers of a District §§ 53380–53382.7 · 9 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Senior Obligation Bonds §§ 53387–53391 · 13 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Bond Payment §§ 53392–53392.7 · 3 sections
        7. ARTICLE 7. Alternative Revenue Sources §§ 53393–53394 · 4 sections
      7. CHAPTER 2.8. Infrastructure Financing Districts §§ 53395–53397.11 · 44 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 53395–53395.9 · 15 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans §§ 53395.10–53395.25 · 16 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Division of Taxes §§ 53396–53396.5 · 2 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds §§ 53397.1–53397.11 · 11 sections
      8. CHAPTER 2.9. Infrastructure Financing Districts in the Border Development Zone §§ 53398–53398.47 · 31 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 53398–53398.8 · 9 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plans §§ 53398.10–53398.21 · 12 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Division of Taxes §§ 53398.30–53398.31 · 2 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds §§ 53398.40–53398.47 · 8 sections
      9. CHAPTER 2.99. Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District §§ 53398.50–53398.88 · 38 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 53398.50–53398.58 · 10 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Preparation and Adoption of Infrastructure Financing Plan §§ 53398.59–53398.74 · 15 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Division of Taxes §§ 53398.75–53398.76 · 5 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Tax Increment Bonds §§ 53398.77–53398.88 · 8 sections
      10. CHAPTER 3. Bonds §§ 53400–53595.55 · 106 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Unsold Bonds §§ 53400–53401 · 2 sections
        2. ARTICLE 1.5. Bond Accountability §§ 53410–53412 · 3 sections
        3. ARTICLE 2. Mutilated or Defaced Bonds §§ 53430–53440 · 11 sections
        4. ARTICLE 3. Lost or Destroyed Bonds §§ 53460–53466 · 7 sections
        5. ARTICLE 4. Pledge and Use of Revenues to Pay and Secure General Obligation Bonds §§ 53500–53505 · 6 sections
        6. ARTICLE 4.5. General Obligation Bonds §§ 53506–53509.5 · 13 sections
        7. ARTICLE 5. Validating Proceedings §§ 53510–53511 · 2 sections
        8. ARTICLE 5.5. Lien for General Obligation Bonds § 53515 · 1 section
        9. ARTICLE 6. Notice by Mail §§ 53520–53523 · 4 sections
        10. ARTICLE 7. Interest Rates on Bonds §§ 53530–53534 · 6 sections
        11. ARTICLE 8. Issuance, Sale and Cancellation of Bonds §§ 53540–53542 · 3 sections
        12. ARTICLE 9. Refunding of Bonded Indebtedness of Local Agencies §§ 53550–53569 · 14 sections
        13. ARTICLE 10. Refunding of Revenue Bonds of Local Agencies §§ 53570–53572 · 3 sections
        14. ARTICLE 11. Provisions Applicable to All Refunding Bonds of All Local Agencies §§ 53580–53589.5 · 14 sections
        15. ARTICLE 12. Financial Advisers and Bond Counsel §§ 53590–53594 · 5 sections
        16. ARTICLE 13. Collateralized Borrowing §§ 53595–53595.55 · 12 sections
      11. CHAPTER 4. Financial Affairs §§ 53600–53997 · 317 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Investment of Surplus §§ 53600–53610 · 19 sections
        2. ARTICLE 1.5. Health Fund Investments §§ 53620–53622 · 3 sections
        3. ARTICLE 2. Deposit of Funds §§ 53630–53686 · 58 sections
        4. ARTICLE 2.5. Sale of Securities §§ 53690–53692 · 3 sections
        5. ARTICLE 3. Federal Aid §§ 53700–53706 · 7 sections
        6. ARTICLE 3.5. Proceeds of Taxes § 53715 · 1 section
        7. ARTICLE 3.6. Public Library Special Taxes §§ 53717–53717.6 · 4 sections
        8. ARTICLE 3.7. Voter Approval of Taxes §§ 53720–53730 · 11 sections
        9. ARTICLE 3.8. Hospital Districts: Special Taxes §§ 53730.01–53730.02 · 2 sections
        10. ARTICLE 4. Capital Outlay Fund §§ 53730.5–53737 · 7 sections
        11. ARTICLE 4.3. Local Levies § 53739 · 1 section
        12. ARTICLE 4.5. Tort Liability Fund §§ 53740–53747 · 8 sections
        13. ARTICLE 4.6. Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act §§ 53750–53758 · 12 sections
        14. ARTICLE 4.6.5. Property-Related Fee or Charge Remedy § 53758.5 · 1 section
        15. ARTICLE 4.7. Legal Actions Challenging Revenue Measures for Water or Sewer Service §§ 53759–53759.2 · 3 sections
        16. ARTICLE 5. Bankruptcy §§ 53760–53760.9 · 6 sections
        17. ARTICLE 6. Exceeding the Budget §§ 53790–53792 · 3 sections
        18. ARTICLE 6.5. Building Certificates §§ 53800–53814 · 15 sections
        19. ARTICLE 7. Temporary Borrowing §§ 53820–53833 · 16 sections
        20. ARTICLE 7.4. Securitized Limited Obligations Notes §§ 53835–53839 · 5 sections
        21. ARTICLE 7.5. Alternate Procedure for Temporary Borrowing §§ 53840–53844 · 6 sections
        22. ARTICLE 7.6. Temporary Borrowing §§ 53850–53858 · 11 sections
        23. ARTICLE 7.7. Grant Anticipation Notes §§ 53859–53859.08 · 9 sections
        24. ARTICLE 8. Delinquent Assessment Acquisition and Sales Law of 1915 §§ 53860–53876 · 17 sections
        25. ARTICLE 8.5. Notification of Subordinate Interests §§ 53880–53883 · 4 sections
        26. ARTICLE 9. Financial Reports §§ 53890–53897 · 14 sections
        27. ARTICLE 10. Local Filing of Financial Reports §§ 53900–53901 · 2 sections
        28. ARTICLE 10.5. Local Agency Internet Posting of Financial Information § 53908 · 1 section
        29. ARTICLE 11. Payment of Claims §§ 53910–53914 · 5 sections
        30. ARTICLE 11.5. Destruction of Bonds Previously Paid and Canceled §§ 53920–53921 · 2 sections
        31. ARTICLE 12. Proceeds of Sale for Taxes or Assessments §§ 53925–53929.1 · 6 sections
        32. ARTICLE 13. Priority of Special Assessment Liens §§ 53930–53937 · 8 sections
        33. ARTICLE 13.5. Payment and Apportionment of Special Assessment Liens §§ 53938–53939 · 3 sections
        34. ARTICLE 14. Pleasure Riding Tax §§ 53940–53947 · 7 sections
        35. ARTICLE 15. District Revolving Funds §§ 53950–53961 · 12 sections
        36. ARTICLE 16. Police and Fire Protection Funds §§ 53970–53979 · 9 sections
        37. ARTICLE 17. Community Facilities Plan §§ 53980–53988 · 9 sections
        38. ARTICLE 18. Local Tax Allocation Agreements to Implement Community Facilities Plan §§ 53990–53992 · 3 sections
        39. ARTICLE 18.5. Division of Property Taxes § 53993 · 1 section
        40. ARTICLE 19. Obligation of Contract §§ 53995–53997 · 3 sections
      12. CHAPTER 4.5. Sale of Proposition 1A Receivables §§ 53998–53999 · 2 sections
      13. CHAPTER 5. Property §§ 54000–54262 · 115 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Horseback Riding §§ 54000–54005 · 5 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Automobile Parking Areas §§ 54030–54038 · 9 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Coliseum and Stadium Parking §§ 54060–54064 · 5 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Beach Access §§ 54090–54093 · 4 sections
        5. ARTICLE 4.5. Reconstruction of Buildings §§ 54096–54116 · 15 sections
        6. ARTICLE 5. Earthquake Relief §§ 54125–54130 · 7 sections
        7. ARTICLE 6. Federal Surplus Property §§ 54140–54144 · 5 sections
        8. ARTICLE 7. Purchases of Supplies and Equipment by Local Agencies §§ 54201–54205 · 5 sections
        9. ARTICLE 8. Surplus Land §§ 54220–54234 · 21 sections
        10. ARTICLE 8.5. Surplus Residential Property §§ 54235–54239.6 · 23 sections
        11. ARTICLE 9. Public Leasebacks §§ 54240–54245 · 6 sections
        12. ARTICLE 10. The Local Government Privatization Act of 1985 §§ 54250–54256 · 7 sections
        13. ARTICLE 11. Native American Ancestral Lands §§ 54260–54262 · 3 sections
      14. CHAPTER 5.5. Water Research and Development §§ 54280–54281 · 2 sections
      15. CHAPTER 6. Revenue Bond Law of 1941 §§ 54300–54700 · 157 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions §§ 54300–54316 · 23 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Powers of a Local Agency §§ 54340–54358 · 24 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Authorization of Bonds §§ 54380–54387 · 8 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Provisions Relating to Bonds §§ 54400–54435 · 34 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Additional Powers to Secure Bonds §§ 54460–54478 · 19 sections
        6. ARTICLE 6. Duties of Local Agencies §§ 54510–54524 · 18 sections
        7. ARTICLE 7. Fiscal Agent §§ 54550–54552 · 3 sections
        8. ARTICLE 8. Validating Proceedings § 54580 · 1 section
        9. ARTICLE 9. Contributions §§ 54610–54615 · 6 sections
        10. ARTICLE 10. Remedies of Bondholders §§ 54640–54649 · 10 sections
        11. ARTICLE 11. Refunding Bonds §§ 54660–54662 · 3 sections
        12. ARTICLE 11.5. Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes §§ 54664–54667 · 4 sections
        13. ARTICLE 12. Annexation and Exclusion §§ 54670–54672 · 3 sections
        14. ARTICLE 13. Construction § 54700 · 1 section
      16. CHAPTER 6.3. Employee Rental Housing §§ 54700.1–54702.15 · 36 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 54700.1–54700.8 · 8 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Powers and Procedures §§ 54701.1–54701.13 · 13 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Bonds and Notes §§ 54702.1–54702.15 · 15 sections
      17. CHAPTER 6.4. Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 §§ 54703–54720 · 17 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 54703–54703.5 · 4 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 54705–54708 · 3 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Authorization: Requisites for Assessment §§ 54710–54712 · 5 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Procedure for Imposition of Benefit Assessment §§ 54715–54719 · 4 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Special Benefit Assessments § 54720 · 1 section
      18. CHAPTER 6.5. Contracts of Sanitation or Sewerage Enterprises §§ 54725–54740.6 · 18 sections
      19. CHAPTER 6.6. Bonds §§ 54773–54783 · 12 sections
      20. CHAPTER 8. Boundaries §§ 54900–54916.5 · 15 sections
      21. CHAPTER 8.5. Parcel Tax Notices § 54930 · 1 section
      22. CHAPTER 9. Meetings §§ 54950–54963 · 68 sections
      23. CHAPTER 9.5. Unlawful Expenditures §§ 54964–54964.5 · 2 sections
      24. CHAPTER 10. Antipoverty Program, Participation § 54965 · 1 section
      25. CHAPTER 11. Local Appointments List §§ 54970–54974 · 5 sections
      26. CHAPTER 11.5. Local Board and Commission Composition § 54977 · 1 section
      27. CHAPTER 12. Municipal Services and Functions §§ 54980–54983 · 5 sections
      28. CHAPTER 12.4. Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act §§ 54984–54984.9 · 8 sections
      29. CHAPTER 12.5. County Fees §§ 54985–54988 · 4 sections
      30. CHAPTER 13.7. Liability of Public Entities for Public Utility Capital Facilities Fees §§ 54999–54999.7 · 9 sections
    2. PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES, COUNTIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES §§ 55000–55707 · 92 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. Joint Sanitation Projects §§ 55000–55115 · 42 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 55000–55004 · 5 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Request by Legislative Body §§ 55020–55028 · 9 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Contracts §§ 55050–55057 · 8 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Agreements for the Joint Construction and Maintenance of Sanitation Facilities §§ 55080–55093 · 14 sections
        5. ARTICLE 5. Sewage Treatment and Disposal Plants §§ 55110–55115 · 6 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Joint Projects for Sanitation and Electrical Lines §§ 55300–55367 · 23 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 55300–55310 · 11 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Agreements for the Joint Construction and Maintenance of Sanitation Conduits and Electrical Lines §§ 55330–55333 · 4 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Refusal to Grant Permission §§ 55360–55367 · 8 sections
      3. CHAPTER 3. Joint Cement Projects § 55500 · 1 section
      4. CHAPTER 4. Fire and Police Protection §§ 55600–55642 · 17 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Performance of Fire Protection Functions by County Firewarden or State Forester §§ 55600–55609 · 11 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Supplementary Fire or Police Protection §§ 55631–55634 · 3 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Rescue and Resuscitator Services §§ 55640–55642 · 3 sections
      5. CHAPTER 5. Tax Sharing §§ 55700–55707 · 9 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Bradley-Burns Revenues §§ 55700–55707 · 9 sections
    3. PART 3. AUTHORITIES §§ 55800–55821 · 21 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. Counties Transaction and Use Tax §§ 55800–55821 · 21 sections
  3. DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 §§ 56000–57550 · 507 sections
    1. PART 1. GENERAL §§ 56000–56160 · 129 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. Legislative Findings and Declarations §§ 56000–56001 · 2 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 56010–56081 · 87 sections
      3. CHAPTER 3. Introductory and General Provisions §§ 56100–56134 · 29 sections
      4. CHAPTER 4. Notice §§ 56150–56160 · 11 sections
    2. PART 2. LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION §§ 56300–56430 · 46 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. General §§ 56300–56301 · 2 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Formation of Commission and Selection of Commissioners §§ 56325–56337 · 18 sections
      3. CHAPTER 3. Powers §§ 56375–56386 · 17 sections
      4. CHAPTER 4. Spheres of Influence §§ 56425–56430 · 9 sections
    3. PART 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION §§ 56650–56898 · 163 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. General §§ 56650–56668.5 · 20 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition §§ 56700–56711 · 12 sections
      3. CHAPTER 3. Proceedings for Cities §§ 56720–56770 · 33 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Incorporation §§ 56720–56724 · 4 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Special Reorganization §§ 56730–56734 · 3 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Annexation and Other Changes of Organization §§ 56737–56759 · 20 sections
        4. ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition §§ 56764–56770 · 6 sections
      4. CHAPTER 4. Fiscal Provisions §§ 56800–56816 · 13 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis §§ 56800–56804 · 5 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Property Tax Exchange §§ 56810–56814 · 5 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Revenue Neutrality §§ 56815–56816 · 3 sections
      5. CHAPTER 5. Proceedings for Special Districts §§ 56821–56879.5 · 65 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Representation and Functions §§ 56821–56824.7 · 13 sections
        2. ARTICLE 1.5. New or Different Services §§ 56824.10–56824.14 · 3 sections
        3. ARTICLE 2. Reorganization §§ 56825–56857 · 31 sections
        4. ARTICLE 3. Formation §§ 56859–56863 · 6 sections
        5. ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition §§ 56864–56871 · 7 sections
        6. ARTICLE 5. Miscellaneous §§ 56875–56877 · 3 sections
        7. ARTICLE 6. Inactive Special Districts §§ 56879–56879.5 · 2 sections
      6. CHAPTER 6. Commission Decision §§ 56880–56898 · 20 sections
        1. ARTICLE 1. Determinations §§ 56880–56884 · 5 sections
        2. ARTICLE 2. Terms and Conditions §§ 56885–56890 · 12 sections
        3. ARTICLE 3. Reconsideration § 56895 · 1 section
        4. ARTICLE 4. Amendment §§ 56897–56898 · 2 sections
    4. PART 4. CONDUCTING AUTHORITY PROCEEDINGS FOR CHANGES OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION §§ 57000–57204 · 85 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. General §§ 57000–57009 · 7 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Notice of Hearing §§ 57025–57026 · 2 sections
      3. CHAPTER 3. Conduct of Hearing §§ 57050–57052 · 3 sections
      4. CHAPTER 4. Resolution of Conducting Authority §§ 57075–57090 · 12 sections
      5. CHAPTER 4.5. Protest Thresholds §§ 57091–57094 · 4 sections
      6. CHAPTER 5. Resolution for Order Subject to Election §§ 57100–57120 · 18 sections
      7. CHAPTER 6. Elections §§ 57125–57150 · 28 sections
      8. CHAPTER 7. Confirmation of Election Results §§ 57176–57179 · 6 sections
      9. CHAPTER 8. Completion and Effective Date of Change of Organization or Reorganization §§ 57200–57204 · 5 sections
    5. PART 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND EFFECT OF A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION §§ 57300–57550 · 84 sections
      1. CHAPTER 1. General §§ 57300–57303 · 4 sections
      2. CHAPTER 2. Effect of Annexation §§ 57325–57330.5 · 7 sections
      3. CHAPTER 3. Effect of Detachment §§ 57350–57354 · 5 sections
      4. CHAPTER 4. Effect of Incorporation §§ 57375–57385 · 10 sections
      5. CHAPTER 5. Effect of Disincorporation §§ 57400–57426 · 20 sections
      6. CHAPTER 6. Effect of Dissolution §§ 57450–57463 · 14 sections
      7. CHAPTER 7. Effect of Consolidation of Cities §§ 57475–57483 · 9 sections
      8. CHAPTER 8. Effect of Consolidation of Districts §§ 57500–57502 · 3 sections
      9. CHAPTER 9. Mergers and the Establishment of Subsidiary Districts §§ 57525–57535 · 11 sections
      10. CHAPTER 10. Effect of Reorganization § 57550 · 1 section
  4. DIVISION 5. Public Banks §§ 57600–57607 · 8 sections