Any public entity as defined by Section 811.2 having a liquidated claim against any other public entity based on contract or statute of the State of California, or any person having such a claim against a public agency, shall be entitled to interest commencing the 61st day after such public entity or person files a liquidated claim known or agreed to be valid when filed pursuant to such statute or contract, and such claim is due and payable. Interest shall be 6 percent per annum.
Cal. Gov. Code § 926.10
Presentation of Claims to State Controller
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 13 Cal. 4th 1017 - American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (1996)
Most recently applied in 13 Cal. 4th 1017 - American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (August 1996)
Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1526.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.