SECTIONS 53760 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 53760

53760. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a local public
entity in this state may file a petition and exercise powers pursuant
to applicable federal bankruptcy law.
(b) As used in this section, "local public entity" means any
county, city, district, public authority, public agency, or other
entity, without limitation, that is a "municipality," as defined in
paragraph (40) of Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code
(bankruptcy), or that qualifies as a debtor under any other federal
bankruptcy law applicable to local public entities.