California § 970.6 - The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the j
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§ 970.6. The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the j
(a) The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the judgment, with interest thereon, in not exceeding 10 equal annual installments if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The governing body of the local public entity has adopted an ordinance or resolution finding that an unreasonable hardship will result unless the judgment is paid in installments. (2) The court, after hearing, has found that payment of the judgment in installments as ordered by the court is necessary to avoid an unreasonable hardship. (b) Each installment payment shall be of an equal amount, consisting of a portion of the principal of the judgment and the unpaid interest on the judgment to the date of the payment. The local public entity, in its discretion, may prepay any one or more installments or any part of an installment.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 970.6 cover?
Section 970.6 ("The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the j") 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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