Existing law generally authorizes a local agency to enact an ordinance that adopts a code by reference if specified form and procedural requirements are met. Existing law prohibits, however, the adoption by reference of a penalty clause in a code that is not of existing ordinances of the adopting agency. Existing law instead requires those penalty clauses to be set forth in full, and published, in the adopting ordinance to be enacted.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision prohibiting adoption by reference of any penalty clause.

Statutes affected:
AB 1160: 50022.4 GOV
02/20/25 - Introduced: 50022.4 GOV