PART 5. ISSUANCE OF BONDS [8620. - 8626.]

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC 5.

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Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 8620. Section 8620.

After confirmation of the assessment by the legislative body and after the filing of the statement of payments received upon the assessment by the contractor if the assessment was levied under the Improvement Act of 1911, or after 30 days from the date of recording the assessment in the office of the superintendent of streets or district engineer, if the assessment was levied under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or other law, the street superintendent shall make and file with the treasurer a complete list of all unpaid assessments, upon the assessment.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 8621. Section 8621.

The treasurer shall determine the assessments which are unpaid and the aggregate amount thereof.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 8622. Section 8622.

The treasurer, if the assessment was levied under the Improvement Act of 1911, or the legislative body, if the assessment was levied under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or other law, shall prescribe the denominations of the bonds, which shall be in convenient amounts, not necessarily equal, and shall provide for their issuance.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 8623. Section 8623.

The bonds shall be immediately delivered to the contractor or its assigns in satisfaction of the balance due upon the assessment and warrant if the assessment was levied under the Improvement Act of 1911, or, if the assessment was levied under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or other law, the bonds shall be sold in the manner determined by the legislative body.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 8624. Section 8624.

The estimated cost of incidental expenses, as defined in the law under which the assessment was levied, shall be included in the assessment.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 8625. Section 8625.

If bonds can not be issued upon the security of any particular unpaid assessments because of a restraining order, injunction or other cause not applicable to other unpaid assessments, the issuance of bonds upon the security of the assessments not affected by such restraining order, injunction or other cause, shall not be delayed, and such bonds may be issued in advance of the issuance of the bonds so affected.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 8626. Section 8626.

If the assessment was levied under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or other law, the proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be paid into the fund of the proceeding to represent the assessments for which the bonds were issued. If the bonds are sold for an amount in excess of par, the excess shall be paid into the fund specified in Section 10424 or other special fund specified in the law pursuant to which the assessment was levied to finance the acquisitions or improvements.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026