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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 1Ch. 6.6§ 54778 Bond Issuance Contract Terms

§ 54778 Bond Issuance Contract Terms

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§ 54778 Bond Issuance Contract Terms

Key Takeaways

  • •The county can promise to use tax money and other funds to pay back bonds.
  • •The county can set rules on how bond money is used and saved.
  • •The county can limit how many more bonds it can issue and how they are paid back.
  • •The county must explain what happens if it breaks the rules and how bondholders can fix it.

Example

A county wants to build a new school and needs money, so it sells bonds to people.

The county promises to use the money only for the school and to pay back the bonds using tax money. If the county doesn’t follow the rules, the people who bought the bonds can take action to get their money back.

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§ 54778 Bond Issuance Contract Terms

Any resolution authorizing any bond or any issue of bonds may contain the following provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds to be authorized. (a) Provisions pledging the tax revenues and any other legally available funds of the county to secure the payment of the bonds. (b) Provisions setting aside reserves or sinking funds, and the regulation and disposition thereof. (c) Limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of any issue of bonds may be applied, and pledging the proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds. (d) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms on which additional bonds may be issued and secured, and the refunding of outstanding bonds. (e) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds and the holders thereof that are required to give consent thereto, and the manner in which the consent may be given. (f) Definitions of acts or omissions to act that constitute a default in the duties of the county to holders of its obligations, and providing the rights and remedies of the holders in the event of a default. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 293, Sec. 2. Effective July 21, 1994.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

resolutionagreementregulationcontractobligationfineeffective julydisposition

Related Statutes

  • § 54702.4 Bond Terms And Conditions
  • § 6592 Bond Revenue Pledge Provisions
  • § 54774 County Bond Definitions
  • § 54780 County Bond Security Trustees
  • § 3505 Public Employee Negotiation Rights

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 54778.
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