California Streets and Highways Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 10000.
  This division may be cited as the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)
• Section 10001.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this part shall govern the construction of this division.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)
• Section 10002.
  “Improvement” includes all work and improvements authorized to be done under this division which are for a public purpose or which are necessary or incidental...
• Section 10003.
  “Municipality” and “city” include every city, city and county, or county, or other entity, public corporation, or agency authorized to operate under this division, including...
• Section 10004.
  “Legislative body” includes any body which by law is the legislative department of government of the city, or municipality.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)
• Section 10005.
  “City treasurer” includes any person or officer who has charge and makes payments of the city or municipal funds.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)
• Section 10006.
  “Install” includes construct, reconstruct, extend, repair, and maintain.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)
• Section 10006.5.
  Subject to the limitation of Section 10204.1, “incidental expense” has the same meaning as specified in Section 5024.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 104, Sec. 27.)
• Section 10007.
  “Street” includes the whole or any part of one or more public streets, alleys, or other places in any municipality, and rights of way owned...
• Section 10008.
  “Assessment district” means the district of land to be benefited by the improvement and to be specially assessed to pay the costs and expenses of...
• Section 10009.
  The provisions of this division apply to all counties and districts, or other public corporations insofar as such corporations have the power applicable to them...
• Section 10010.
  “Acquisition”, or any of its variants, means and includes one or more of the following:(a) Any works, improvements, appliances, or facilities authorized to be made, constructed,...
• Section 10011.
  “Owner” means the person owning the fee, or the person in whose name the legal title to the property appears, by deed duly recorded in...
• Section 10012.
  This division shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes. No error, irregularity, informality, and no neglect or omission of any officer, in...
• Section 10013.
  Whenever any notice, resolution, order, or other matter is required to be published or posted, and the duty of posting or publishing, or procuring the...
• Section 10014.
  The failure of the clerk to mail any notice or the failure of any person to receive the same shall not affect in any way...
• Section 10015.
  No notice, nor any publication of any notice, order, resolution, or other matter, other than that expressly provided in this part or elsewhere in this...
• Section 10016.
  Any resolution, notice, report, diagram, or assessment which is required to contain a description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district or any...

Last modified: October 22, 2018