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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 6Ch. 8Art. 7.5§ 13633 Special District Debt Payment

§ 13633 Special District Debt Payment

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§ 13633 Special District Debt Payment

Key Takeaways

  • •If a special district borrows money, it can pay it back using any money it has, like taxes, fees, or grants.
  • •If the district can't pay the debt with its usual money, it must use the money from selling bonds to pay it back.
  • •If there still isn't enough money, the district can charge extra taxes on property to pay off the debt, with no limit on how much they can charge.
  • •The extra taxes can only be used to pay back the debt, nothing else.

Example

A small town needs money to fix its old schools, so it borrows money by issuing bonds. But after a few years, the town doesn't have enough money from taxes and fees to pay back the bonds.

The town can then charge extra taxes on homes and businesses to get the money needed to pay back the bonds. This extra tax money can't be used for anything else, like building new parks or paying teachers—only for paying back the debt.

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§ 13633 Special District Debt Payment

Evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this article shall be payable from any sources of available funds of the special district, including revenues, taxes, or state or federal grants. If not previously otherwise paid the evidence of indebtedness shall be paid from the proceeds of the next sale of the bonds of the district in anticipation of which they were issued, and if not so paid, the board is hereby authorized to levy and collect taxes from all property in the special district subject to taxation by the district without limitation of rate or amount for the payment of such evidences of indebtedness. Such taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes levied for special district purposes and shall be levied at the same time and in the same manner as other district taxes are levied and when collected shall be deposited in a special fund and shall be used for no purpose other than the payment of the principal of, and interest on, such indebtedness. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 310.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

evidences of indebtednessspecial districtavailable fundstaxesprincipalinterest

Related Statutes

  • § 101311 Bond Proceeds Allocation Rules
  • § 13631 Special District Bond Anticipation
  • § 29183 Bond Payment Tax Levy
  • § 29215 Refunding Bond Proceeds Use
  • § 29217 Refunding Bond Tax Levy

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 13633.
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