Section 809 Of Chapter 10. Legal Investments For Nonbank Licensees From California Financial Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 10.
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. (a) Any of the following subject to the conditions set forth
in subdivision (b) to (d), inclusive.
(1) Bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of, or which are
unconditionally guaranteed by the Dominion of Canada, the State of
Israel, the United States of Mexico, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
or any state of the United States other than California, for the
payment of both principal and interest of which in United States
dollars, the faith and credit of the entity is pledged.
(2) Limited obligations of any state of the United States, other
than California, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, payable only
from special taxes that are pledged to the payment of principal and
interest of the limited obligations.
(3) Bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of any city, county,
political subdivision, public corporation, or district (herein
referred to generally as public corporations) of any state of the
United States, other than California, or of the Dominion of Canada,
or of the State of Israel, or of the United States of Mexico or of
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having the power without limit as to
rate or amount to levy taxes to pay the principal and interest of
the bonds upon all property within its boundaries subject to taxation
by the public corporation.
(b) In the case of bonds constituting general obligations of any
such state, commonwealth, dominion, or country, such state,
commonwealth, dominion, or country has not within 10 years prior to
the investment defaulted for a period of more than 90 days in the
payment of any part of either principal or interest of any of its
debts.
(c) In the case of limited obligations of any state, or
commonwealth, all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The state or commonwealth has not, within 10 years prior to
the date of the investment, defaulted for a period of more than 90
days in the payment of either principal or interest of any of its
debts.
(2) The special taxes pledged for the payment of the limited
obligations shall have been collected for five years and shall have
averaged at least one and one-half times the debt service
requirements, including those for principal, interest, and sinking
fund, on all special obligations existing at the time.
(3) The special taxes for each of the five fiscal years shall have
equaled at least the amount of all the debt service requirements on
the special obligations.
(d) In the case of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of any
public corporation of any state other than California, or of any
commonwealth, all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The public corporation has had a corporate existence or been
otherwise established and functioning for at least 10 years prior to
the time of the investment.
(2) The public corporation has a population of at least 50,000
inhabitants according to the last federal or state census.
(3) The public corporation for a period of at least 10 years prior
to the investment has not defaulted in the payment of any part of
the principal or interest of any of its debts for a period of more
than 90 days.
(4) The net direct debt together with the net overlapping debt of
the public corporation does not exceed 10 percent of the assessed
valuation of the property subject to taxation by the public
corporation according to the last official equalized assessment roll
or list upon the basis of which taxes for debt service are based.