SECTIONS 5300-5304 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 5300-5304

5300. As used in this chapter, "bond" means any bond and the
interest coupons attached thereto issued by any public body.

5301. As used in this chapter, "public body" means any county,
city, district, or any other political subdivision of the State.

5302. (a) Wherever any statute requires that any bond issued by a
public body be signed, manually by two or more officers or other
individuals, all signatures and countersignatures may be printed,
lithographed, engraved, or otherwise mechanically reproduced except
that one of said signatures or countersignatures to the bonds shall
be manually affixed. The signature may be affixed in accordance with
the provisions of the Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public
Officials Act, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 5500) of Title 1.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the governing board of the
public body may, in its discretion, determine that all of the
required signatures and countersignatures shall be by facsimiles,
provided, however, that the bonds shall not be valid or become
obligatory for any purpose until manually signed by an authenticating
agent duly appointed by the governing board or its authorized
designee.

5303. Whenever under any law of this State, or under the provisions
of any ordinance, resolution or order, bonds of any public body are
required or permitted to be signed or countersigned manually by any
public officer who is permitted by law to have a deputy, such bonds
may be signed or countersigned on behalf of such officer by any
deputy of such officer who has been authorized by such officer in
writing so to sign or countersign.

5304. If any officer or deputy whose signature, countersignature or
attestation appears on bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer or
deputy before delivery of the bonds, his signature, countersignature
or attestation appearing either on the bonds or coupons or both is
valid and sufficient for all purposes to the same extent as if he had
remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.