SECTIONS 7530 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 7530

7530. All public agencies, public entities, districts, cities,
counties, and cities and counties shall, when being identified by
such entity for any purpose, be identified as a public agency, public
entity, district, city, county, or city and county, whichever is
appropriate.
The requirements of this section shall be deemed satisfied if the
words "state," "public agency," "public entity," "district," "city,"
"county," or "city and county," whichever is appropriate, appears on
all letterhead stationery of such public agency, public entity,
district, city, county, or city and county, and on all identification
cards used to identify a representative of a public agency, public
entity, district, city, county, or city and county; provided, that
this chapter is not intended to require the reprinting of letterhead
stationery or identification cards and any public agency, public
entity, district, city, county, or city and county shall have one
year from the effective date of this chapter to use up old letterhead
stationery and identification cards. The use by a school district of
the name "____ City Schools" shall satisfy the requirements of this
section.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a written application
for leave to present a claim pursuant to Section 911.4 shall be
granted when it can be shown that the claimant acted with reasonable
diligence in pursuing the claim and reasonably believed that the
responsible entity was not a public agency by reason of its
representations.