Gov. Code, § 5850 · Chapter 10.5. General Bond Provisions
Gov. Code, § 5850
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other evidences of indebtedness issued after January 1, 1989, by a public body which is authorized to issue bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other evidence of indebtedness.
(b) “Public body” means the county, city, city and county, public district, public authority, public corporation, nonprofit corporation or other statutorily constituted public entity which is authorized to issue bonds.
(c) “Governing body” means the governing board, commission, city council, board of supervisors, board of directors or similar multimember body which exercises authority over a public body.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1055, Sec. 3.
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