California Statutes
§ 53760.5. — 53760.5. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 675, Sec. 5.)
California·Code GOV Government Code - GOV·Div. 2.·Title 5. DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES·Part 1. PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES·Ch. 4. CHAPTER 4. Financial Affairs·Art. 5. ARTICLE 5. Bankruptcy
Notwithstanding Section 53760.3, a local public entity may file a petition and exercise powers pursuant to applicable federal bankruptcy law, if the local public entity declares a fiscal emergency and adopts a resolution by a majority vote of the governing board at a noticed public hearing that includes findings that the financial state of the local public entity jeopardizes the health, safety, or well-being of the residents of the local public entity’s jurisdiction or service area
absent the protections of Chapter 9. The resolution shall make findings that the public entity is or will be unable to pay its obligations within the next 60 days. Prior to a declaration of fiscal emergency and adoption of a resolution, the local public entity shall place an item on the agenda of a noticed
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 675, Sec. 5. (AB 506) Effective January 1, 2012.