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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 11Ch. 6Art. 2§ 120652 Equipment Trust Certificate Requirements

§ 120652 Equipment Trust Certificate Requirements

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§ 120652 Equipment Trust Certificate Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •Important papers like agreements and leases must be officially signed in front of someone who has the power to witness such signings, like a notary.
  • •These papers must be approved by the board and include rules to make sure that any money owed (like for equipment) gets paid from the right funds.
  • •The rules in these papers help make sure that payments are made on time and from the correct sources.

Example

A company wants to lease a new copy machine.

The lease agreement must be signed in front of a notary to make it official. The company’s board must also approve the lease, and the agreement must include rules about how and when the lease payments will be made, ensuring they come from the company’s correct bank account.

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§ 120652 Equipment Trust Certificate Requirements

The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before a person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for acknowledgment of deeds. The agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall be authorized by resolution of the board and shall contain covenants, conditions, and provisions which may be deemed necessary or appropriate to insure the payment of the equipment trust certificates from legally available source or sources of funds specified in the certificates. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

agreementsleasesacknowledgedboard resolutioncovenantsequipment trust certificates

Related Statutes

  • § 120653 Lease Agreement Conflict Rules
  • § 105232 Equipment Trust Certificate Requirements
  • § 105233 Lease Agreement Compliance Rules
  • § 25847 Transit Equipment Trust Agreements
  • § 25848 Lease Agreement Compliance Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 120652.
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