The money of account of this State is the dollar, cent, and mill. Public accounts and all proceedings in courts shall be kept and had in conformity with this section.
Chapter 9Money of Account
Section § 6850
This law states that California's official currency for all public records and court dealings is the dollar, cent, and mill. All financial records and legal proceedings in the state must adhere to this currency format.
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Section § 6851
This law says that if you have a financial record or contract in a currency other than dollars, you can still use it in a lawsuit. However, you must convert the amounts to dollars for the court proceedings.
This chapter does not vitiate or affect any account, charge, or entry originally made, or any note, bond, or other instrument expressed in any other money of account; but such account, charge, or entry shall be reduced to dollars, or parts of dollars, in any suit upon it.
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Section § 6852
This law states that any legal tender money issued by the United States, like dollar bills, must be accepted at face value when paying taxes owed to the state of California, or to any county or city within the state.
All legal tender notes issued by the United States shall be received at par in payment for all taxes due this State, or to any county or municipal corporation of this State.
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