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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Pt. 4Ch. 2Art. 1§ 17203 Registered Warrants Security Use

§ 17203 Registered Warrants Security Use

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§ 17203 Registered Warrants Security Use

Key Takeaways

  • •Registered warrants can be used as a guarantee for doing something important, like a promise to pay or do a job.
  • •Banks and savings and loan places can use these warrants as security for money deposited by the government or public groups.
  • •This is like using a valuable paper to promise you'll do what you said you would.

Example

A city needs to borrow money from a bank to build a new park.

The city can use a registered warrant as a promise to the bank that they will pay the money back. This makes the bank feel safe to lend the money.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 17203 Registered Warrants Security Use

Such registered warrants are acceptable and may be used as security for the faithful performance of any public or private trust or obligation or for the performance of any act, including the use of such registered warrants by banks and savings and loan associations as security for deposits of funds of any county, municipal or public corporation, district, political subdivision, or state agency. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 349.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

registered warrantssecuritypublic or private trustbanks and savings and loan associations

Related Statutes

  • § 17200 Reimbursement And Refunding Warrants
  • § 17201 Registered Warrant Issuance Rules
  • § 17202 State Warrant Investment Authority
  • § 17205 Registered Warrants Negotiability
  • § 17209 Warrant Validity Legal Opinions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 17203.
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