{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-50964","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 50964","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as described in subdivision (b), a department may participate in and make all of its volunteers members of the award system by a contract entered into between the governing body of the department and the board pursuant to this chapter.\n(b) The board may prohibit a new contract with or may establish terms and conditions regarding a new contract for a department that has previously terminated a contract for participation under this chapter.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]","PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 51299.4.]","CHAPTER 4.5. Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award Act [50950. - 50979.]","ARTICLE 4. Contract Provisions [50964. - 50971.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"684d8a3eb6761793a1fc8bd1206a386fb9217c633b194b1034db0636b95ac388","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-50963","next":"us-ca/gov-50965"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}