Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 783

Introduced by Assembly Member Daly

February 25, 2015

An act to amend Section begin delete 37104 end delete begin insert 37105 end insert of the Government Code, relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 783, as amended, Daly. Cities: legislative begin delete body. end delete begin insert bodies: subpoena power. end insert

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses or production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding pending before the legislative body. begin insert Existing law requires these subpoenas to be signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk. end insert

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This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

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This bill would authorize a city attorney to attest to a subpoena signed by a mayor.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 37105 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

37105.  

begin delete Subpenas end delete begin insert Subpoenas end insert shall be signed by the mayor and
attested by the city clerk begin insert or the city attorney end insert . They may be served
as begin delete subpenas end delete begin insert subpoenas end insert are served in civil actions.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 37104 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

37104.  

The legislative body may issue subpoenas requiring
attendance of witnesses or production of books or other documents
for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding pending
before it.

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