California § 1266 - Whenever a city, county, or city and county has provided, maintained, or provided
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1266 — Whenever a city, county, or city and county has provided, maintained, or provided, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1266. Whenever a city, county, or city and county has provided, maintained, or provided
(a) Whenever a city, county, or city and county has provided, maintained, or provided and maintained any building, memorial hall, meeting place, memorial park, or recreation center for the use or benefit of one or more veterans associations, veterans service organizations, or nonprofit veteran service agencies pursuant to Section 1262 or Section 37461 of the Government Code, the provision of that facility and its acceptance by the veterans associations, veterans service organizations, or nonprofit veteran service agencies constitutes a dedication of that property to a public purpose, and the city, county, or city and county may not revoke the dedication, so long as the veterans associations, veterans service organizations, or nonprofit veteran service agencies have not violated the terms and conditions of the dedication, unless the city, county, or city and county dedicates substitute facilities or unless the veterans associations, veterans service organizations, or nonprofit veteran service agencies have either consented to the proposed city, county, or city and county action or have abandoned use of the facilities. (b) For purposes of subdivision (a), a property shall not be considered abandoned if the veterans association, veterans service organization, or nonprofit veteran service agency is required to move from the property in order for the property to undergo seismic retrofitting or remodeling.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About California § 1266
What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1266 cover?
Section 1266 ("Whenever a city, county, or city and county has provided, maintained, or provided") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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