{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-53531","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 53531","heading":"","body":"Any provision of law specifying the maximum interest rate on bonds to the contrary notwithstanding, bonds may bear interest at a coupon rate or rates as determined by the legislative body in its discretion but not to exceed 12 percent per year payable as permitted by law, unless some higher rate is permitted by law.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","CHAPTER 3. Bonds [53400. - 53595.55.]","ARTICLE 7. Interest Rates on Bonds [53530. - 53534.]"],"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":"c66d8e86d0d98fac41f8e3c0bfed10de40f4ab2e62046f0240690c1a0bd6c763","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-53530","next":"us-ca/gov-53531.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}