Sts. & Hy. Code, § 909 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Sts. & Hy. Code, § 909
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No agreement entered into by the board of supervisors for the purchase, hire, or rental of any apparatus used in the construction, improvement, or maintenance of highways shall create a charge against the county, unless the agreement complies with all of the following:
(a) The agreement is in writing.
(b) The writing is signed by the chair of the board of supervisors.
(c) A copy of the writing is certified by and filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors.
All of these writings and copies are public documents.
If a county purchases, hires, or rents any apparatus specified herein pursuant to a local purchasing ordinance, including competitive bidding procedures, it does not have to comply with subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) herein to create a charge against the county. Compliance with the local purchasing ordinance shall be sufficient to create a charge against the county for said purchase, hire, or rental.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 121. Effective January 1, 2003.
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