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HomeFinancial CodeDiv. 1Ch. 10§ 800 Public Corporation Debt Definitions

§ 800 Public Corporation Debt Definitions

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§ 800 Public Corporation Debt Definitions

Key Takeaways

  • •Net direct debt is the total money owed by a city or town minus money they've already set aside to pay it back.
  • •Net overlapping debt is a portion of another city's debt that affects your city if they share borders.
  • •Funded debt is money owed that won't be paid back within a year and keeps growing with interest.

Example

If your town owes $1 million but has $200,000 saved to pay it, the net direct debt is $800,000.

The town only counts the debt they still have to pay after using their savings.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 800 Public Corporation Debt Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Net direct debt” of any public corporation means all indebtedness of every kind after deducting from the indebtedness sinking funds available for the payment thereof, any indebtedness evidenced by tax anticipation notes for the payment of which nondelinquent taxes are pledged, obligations payable only from special assessments, revenue obligations payable only from special revenues pledged for their payment, and such proportion of any indebtedness issued for revenue producing works, properties, or utilities that have been in operation for at least one year as the amount of the annual net revenue therefrom bears to the amount of the annual debt service requirements of those bonds. (b) “Net overlapping debt” of any public corporation means the proportion of the net direct debt as above defined of any other public corporation (herein called overlapping corporation) that lies wholly or partially within the boundaries of the public corporation as the assessed valuation of the taxable property of the overlapping public corporation lying within the boundaries of the public corporation as shown by the last official equalized county assessment roll bears to the assessed valuation of all taxable property of the overlapping public corporation as shown by the last official equalized county assessment roll. (c) “Funded debt,” as used in this chapter, means all interest-bearing indebtedness of a corporation not maturing within one year of the date the indebtedness was incurred. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

corporationnet direct debtnet overlapping debtfunded debtpropertyportobligationfine

Related Statutes

  • § 814 Public Revenue Securities Eligibility
  • § 10005 Foreign Entity Business Exemptions
  • § 808 Public Corporation Bond Limits
  • § 812 Federal Agency Bond Exemptions
  • § 100003 Commissioner Licensing Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 800.
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