California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - General

• Section 970.
  As used in this article:(a) “Fiscal year” means a year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 unless the local public entity has adopted...
• Section 970.1.
  (a) A judgment is enforceable until 10 years after the time the judgment becomes final or, if the judgment is payable in installments, until 10 years...
• Section 970.2.
  A local public entity shall pay any judgment in the manner provided in this article. A writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel...
• Section 970.4.
  Except as provided in Section 970.6, the governing body of a local public entity shall pay, to the extent funds are available in the fiscal...
• Section 970.5.
  Except as provided in Section 970.6, if a local public entity does not pay a judgment, with interest thereon, during the fiscal year in which...
• Section 970.6.
  (a) The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the judgment, with interest thereon, in not exceeding 10 equal annual installments...
• Section 970.8.
  (a) Each local public entity shall in each fiscal year include in its budget a provision to provide funds in an amount sufficient to pay all...
• Section 971.
  (a) As used in this section:(1) “Judgment resulting from a discretionary act” means a judgment arising from a liability which the local public entity has discretion to...
• Section 971.2.
  (a) All judgments for which a local public entity is liable are legal investments for all trust funds, and for the funds of all insurance companies,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018