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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 24Pt. 1Ch. 2Art. 4§ 33141 Agency Deactivation Requirements

§ 33141 Agency Deactivation Requirements

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§ 33141 Agency Deactivation Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •A city or town can shut down an agency if it's not needed anymore.
  • •The agency must have no debts, loans, or contracts with others (unless the city takes over those debts).
  • •The agency must have followed all the rules in Section 33333.8 for its projects.
  • •People in the city can vote to stop the shutdown if they don't agree.

Example

A small town has a special agency that was created to build a new park. The park is finished, and the agency has no debts or unfinished work.

The town can vote to close the agency because it’s no longer needed. But if the agency still owed money for the park or hadn’t followed all the rules, the town couldn’t shut it down yet.

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

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§ 33141 Agency Deactivation Requirements

Upon the motion of the legislative body or upon recommendation of the agency, the legislative body of the community may, by ordinance, order the deactivation of an agency by declaring that there is no need for an agency to function in the community, if the agency has no outstanding bonded indebtedness, no other unpaid loans, indebtedness, or advances, and no legally binding contractual obligations with persons or entities other than the community, unless the community assumes the bonded indebtedness, unpaid loans, indebtedness, and advances, and legally binding contractual obligations. A legislative body shall not adopt an ordinance declaring that there is no need for the agency, if in one or more project areas, the agency has not complied with subdivision (a) of Section 33333.8. An ordinance of a legislative body declaring there is no need for an agency to function in the community shall be subject to referendum as prescribed by law for the ordinances of the legislative body. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 741, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

ordinancecommunityobligationcontractmotionfunctionrecommendationdeactivation

Related Statutes

  • § 33140 Agency Dissolution For Inactivity
  • § 34125 Commission Dissolution Requirements
  • § 101640 County Authority Dissolution Process
  • § 33101 Agency Authorization Requirement
  • § 33103.5 Crescent City Agency Validation

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 33141.
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