Any note issued under this article may be negotiable, may be payable to order or to bearer and may be in any denomination. Such note shall be payable not later than the last day of the fiscal year in which it is issued; provided that such note may be made payable during the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in which issued, but in no event later than 15 months after the date of issue, when such note is payable only from revenue received or accrued during the fiscal year in which issued. Such note may bear interest not to exceed 10 percent per annum, payable as provided therein. Such interest may be represented by coupons attached to said note.

(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 278.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 53854

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.