Cal. SHC § 6461
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 6461, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
The bonds shall:
(a) Be payable to the party to whom they issue, or to order.
(b) Be serial bonds.
(c) Bear interest at the rate specified in the resolution of intention to do the work, unless the legislative body determines that a lesser rate of interest is appropriate at the time of advertising for bids, in which case a lesser interest rate may be specified in the bid advertisements.
(d) Have annual principal coupons attached to them, payable in annual order, on the second day of January of every year after the next September 1st following the date of the bond, until all are paid. Each principal coupon shall be for an even annual proportion of the principal of the bond.
(e) Have semiannual interest coupons attached to them.
(a) Be payable to the party to whom they issue, or to order.
(b) Be serial bonds.
(c) Bear interest at the rate specified in the resolution of intention to do the work, unless the legislative body determines that a lesser rate of interest is appropriate at the time of advertising for bids, in which case a lesser interest rate may be specified in the bid advertisements.
(d) Have annual principal coupons attached to them, payable in annual order, on the second day of January of every year after the next September 1st following the date of the bond, until all are paid. Each principal coupon shall be for an even annual proportion of the principal of the bond.
(e) Have semiannual interest coupons attached to them.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in California?
Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.