{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-32136","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 32136","heading":"","body":"The board of directors may, without following the bidding provisions in Section 32132 hereof, let contracts for work to be done or for materials and supplies to be furnished, sold or leased to the district, if it first determines that an emergency exists warranting such expenditure due to fire, flood, storm, epidemic, or other disaster and is necessary to protect the public health, safety, welfare, or property.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 23. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS [32000. - 32499.95.]","CHAPTER 2. Board of Directors [32100. - 32155.]","ARTICLE 2. Powers [32121. - 32140.]"],"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":"4b6fb7cfda4dd4a9897b8ea17c69e3abc5a6e41e934e8461aaa04194b73ad2d0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-32134","next":"us-ca/hsc-32137"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}