CHAPTER 6.4. Benefit Assessment Act of 1982

Heading of Chapter 6.4 renumbered from Chapter 6.1 by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 147.

§§ 54703–54720 · 17 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 54703–54703.5 · 4 sections

   • § 54703 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982.
   • § 54703.1 The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to allow local agencies to finance property related services through the imposition of an…
   • § 54703.3 The purpose of this chapter is to recodify and supplant previously enacted provisions of law which authorize the imposition of benefit assessments and to…
   • § 54703.5 An assessment levied pursuant to this chapter is not subject to the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 (Division 4…
2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 54705–54708 · 3 sections

   • § 54705 As used in this chapter, “local agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, or any other municipal corporation or district.
   • § 54706 As used in this chapter, “legislative body” means the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, the board of supervisors in the case of a county…
   • § 54708 As used in this chapter, “service” includes the cost of maintaining any facility used to provide any service.
3. ARTICLE 3. Authorization: Requisites for Assessment §§ 54710–54712 · 5 sections

   • § 54710 (a) Any local agency which is authorized by law to provide one or more of the following services may impose a benefit assessment pursuant to this chapter to…
   • § 54710.3 Any local agency which obligates itself to advance available funds to cure a bond redemption fund deficiency pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8769 of the…
   • § 54710.5 Any local agency which is authorized by law to provide drainage services or flood control services may, in addition to imposing a benefit assessment for the…
   • § 54711 (a) No benefit assessment shall be levied pursuant to this chapter unless it meets all of the following requirements: (1) The amount of the assessment imposed…
   • § 54712 Any local agency levying a benefit assessment pursuant to this chapter may bring an action to determine the validity of the assessment pursuant to Chapter 9…
4. ARTICLE 4. Procedure for Imposition of Benefit Assessment §§ 54715–54719 · 4 sections

   • § 54715 (a) The legislative body of a local agency may by ordinance or resolution, adopted after notice and public hearing, determine and propose for adoption an…
   • § 54716 (a) For the first fiscal year in which a benefit assessment is proposed to be imposed pursuant to this chapter, the legislative body shall cause a written…
   • § 54718 (a) The legislative body may provide for the collection of the assessment or any installment of an assessment, in the same manner, and subject to the same…
   • § 54719 If assessments to be collected through annual installment payments have been authorized pursuant to this chapter, the legislative body may do one or more of…
5. ARTICLE 5. Special Benefit Assessments § 54720 · 1 section

   • § 54720 The city council of the City of Redding may by ordinance or resolution adopted after notice and public hearing pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section…