ARTICLE 1. General

Article 1 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.

§§ 970–971.2 · 9 sections

• § 970 As used in this article: (a) “Fiscal year” means a year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 unless the local public entity has adopted a different fiscal…
• § 970.1 (a) A judgment is enforceable until 10 years after the time the judgment becomes final or, if the judgment is payable in installments, until 10 years after the…
• § 970.2 A local public entity shall pay any judgment in the manner provided in this article. A writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel a local public entity…
• § 970.4 Except as provided in Section 970.6, the governing body of a local public entity shall pay, to the extent funds are available in the fiscal year in which it…
• § 970.5 Except as provided in Section 970.6, if a local public entity does not pay a judgment, with interest thereon, during the fiscal year in which it becomes final,…
• § 970.6 (a) The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the judgment, with interest thereon, in not exceeding 10 equal annual…
• § 970.8 (a) Each local public entity shall in each fiscal year include in its budget a provision to provide funds in an amount sufficient to pay all judgments in…
• § 971 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Judgment resulting from a discretionary act” means a judgment arising from a liability which the local public entity has…
• § 971.2 (a) All judgments for which a local public entity is liable are legal investments for all trust funds, and for the funds of all insurance companies, banks…