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DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE 1880-12880.6›PART 1. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE 1880-10108.1›CHAPTER 8.6. California Earthquake Authority 10089.5-10089.55

§ 10089.51

California Insurance Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The authority shall have the power to pledge to the providers of credit facilities and to the owners of bonds the surcharges imposed or to be imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10089.29 to secure payment of all obligations of the authority under those credit facilities and bonds, respectively. A pledge of those surcharges shall constitute a lien and security interest that shall immediately attach to the surcharges whether or not imposed or collected at the time the pledge is made, and shall be effective, valid, and binding and enforceable against the authority, the Treasurer, the beneficiaries of the basic residential earthquake insurance issued from time to time, and all others asserting rights in the surcharges to the extent set forth, and in accordance with, the terms of the pledge contained in the credit facilities or bonds, as the case may be, whether or not those parties have notice of the pledge and without the need for any physical delivery, recordation, filing, or further act.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 944, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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