Section 11942 Of Article 6. Other Officers From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.
11942
. With the consent of the board, the treasurer may:
(a) Authorize the trust department of any state or national bank,
or a trust company authorized to act as such, to receive as his agent
deposits of any securities acquired by the district.
(b) Place and maintain for safekeeping as a trust deposit with the
trust department of any state or national bank, or a trust company
authorized to act as such, any securities owned by the district.
The bank or trust company selected shall have a total paid-in
capital of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000). The treasurer
shall take from the trust department or trust company a receipt for
the securities, and neither the treasurer nor the district is
responsible for the custody and safe return of the securities until
they are withdrawn from the trust department or trust company by the
treasurer. Any trust department or trust company to which securities
are delivered, either as agent or depositary for the treasurer, shall
make such disposition of the securities as the treasurer directs and
is responsible only for strict compliance with written instructions
given to it by the treasurer. All such securities are at all times
subject to the order of the treasurer.