{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-970.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 970.5","heading":"","body":"Except as provided in Section 970.6, if a local public entity does not pay a judgment, with interest thereon, during the fiscal year in which it becomes final, the governing body shall pay the judgment, with interest thereon, during the ensuing fiscal year immediately upon the obtaining of sufficient funds for that purpose.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES [810. - 998.3.]","PART 5. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS [965. - 985.]","CHAPTER 2. Payment of Judgments Against Local Public Entities [970. - 978.8.]","ARTICLE 1. General [970. - 971.2.]"],"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":"faf294a267e7e0fb0568988f028f39bce629b462cf361489e70e804b478c2308","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-970.4","next":"us-ca/gov-970.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}