Part 11. Advance Retirement Of Bonds of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11.

By proceeding in accordance with the provisions of this part the treasurer may advance the maturity of any bond to the second day of March or September in any year and pay and cancel the same whenever there is sufficient surplus moneys in the redemption fund for its retirement.

Notice of advanced maturity shall be given in writing to the registered holder or owner of the bond by registered or certified mail or personal service. Service or mailing of the notice shall be made at least 30 days before the date fixed for advanced maturity.

In the event the treasurer receives for payment any interest coupon from a bond for which notice of advanced maturity has been given without the bond being surrendered to him or her, he or she shall mail a copy of the notice of advanced maturity to the address given for payment of the coupon and, if the coupon received is for interest which has ceased to accrue on the bond by reason of its advanced maturity, shall also return the interest coupon with the copy of notice. Failure of the holder or owner of the bond to receive the additional notice shall not affect the advancing of the maturity of the bond.

If notice of advanced maturity is given, the bond shall mature and become payable on the date fixed for maturity in the notice. The holder or owner of the bond may, prior to the date of advanced maturity, with the consent of the treasurer, surrender it and receive the principal and interest thereon to the date of payment together with the redemption premium provided for the bond. If the bond has not been sooner surrendered on the date fixed for advanced maturity, the treasurer shall set aside to the credit of the owner of the bond the amount of principal and accrued interest then due on the bond together with the redemption premium and the bond shall then be deemed to have matured and interest shall cease to accrue on the bond. The amount so set aside shall upon demand and upon the surrender and cancellation of the bond be paid to the holder or owner of the bond.

The cost of serving or publishing the notice of advanced maturity shall be paid from the redemption fund.

More than one bond may be covered in a single notice of advanced maturity.

Prior to the surrender of any bond or the setting aside of any funds, the treasurer may waive and vacate any notice of advanced maturity upon being tendered for cancellation some other bond or bonds of an equivalent amount and of a maturity not earlier than that noticed, if 10 days' notice of his intention so to do is first given by mail or otherwise to the holder or owner of the bond noticed for advanced maturity and such holder or owner has not objected to such action.

In selecting bonds for retirement, the treasurer shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 8768. The decision of the treasurer in selecting bonds for retirement shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud. The treasurer shall make provision for returning to owners releasing unpaid assessments under Part 8 all interest not accrued less the premium and interest paid on the bonds retired and the cost of administering retirement of the bonds.