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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 12Ch. 7Art. 1§ 100412 Bond Investment Eligibility Rules

§ 100412 Bond Investment Eligibility Rules

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§ 100412 Bond Investment Eligibility Rules

This law says that bonds issued under this part can be used as legal investments for many types of funds and can serve as security for public money wherever other laws allow municipal bonds.

Key Takeaways

  • •Bonds from this article are legal investments for trust funds, insurance companies, banks, and school funds.
  • •They can be used wherever other laws allow municipal bonds as investments or security.
  • •This rule takes priority over other investment laws.

Example

A local bank wants to invest its customers' deposits.

Because California law lets banks put money into city bonds, the bank can buy the new bonds that the city issued under this article and treat them as a safe, legal investment.

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§ 100412 Bond Investment Eligibility Rules

Any bonds which shall be issued under the provisions of this article shall be legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies; and for state school funds. Whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be invested in bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, school districts, or other districts within the State of California, such money or funds may be invested in the bonds issued under this part. Whenever bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, school districts, or other districts within this state may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be used as security for the performance of any act or the deposit of any public moneys, the bonds issued under this part may be so used. The provisions of this article shall be in addition to all other laws relating to legal investments and shall be controlling as the latest expression of the Legislature with respect thereto. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1204.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

bondslegal investmenttrust fundsinsurance companiesbankstrust companiesstate school fundssecuritypublic moneysLegislature

Related Statutes

  • § 102513 Bond Investment Authorization
  • § 103512 Bond Investment Authorization
  • § 30913 Bonds As Legal Investments
  • § 105212 Bonds As Legal Investments
  • § 131121 Bonds Legal Investment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 100412.
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