Any local officer, office, agency or unit which collects or receives taxes, fees, charges or any funds for public services may, when payment is acceptable in the form of a negotiable instrument, be paid by check, draft or money order payable to the office, agency, board or unit without including the name or names of the officer or persons then occupying the office.
Source:
Section 6151.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=6151.5..