{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-52101","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 52101","heading":"","body":"An authority may, subject to the approval of the governing body, do all of the following:\n(a) Sue and be sued.\n(b) Have a seal and alter it.\n(c) Have a perpetual succession.\n(d) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]","PART 3. CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES [52000. - 52190.]","CHAPTER 1. Community Energy Authority [52000. - 52190.]","ARTICLE 5. Powers and Duties [52100. - 52107.]"],"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":"50b180edf501226ec2e2c667950c6b2bed13d6b0877d6c038bfe479f7ebada33","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-52100","next":"us-ca/gov-52102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}