{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"71191","citation":"Wat. Code, § 71191","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 20. MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS [71000. - 73001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-20"},{"name":"PART 2. FORMATION [71050. - 71196.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-20/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Establishment of District [71190. - 71196.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-20/part-2/chapter-6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The county clerk shall immediately cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each affected county, a certificate stating that the proposition to form the district was adopted.</p><p>The county clerk shall immediately cause to be filed with the Secretary of State a certificate listing:</p><p>(a) The name of the district.</p><p>(b) The date of formation.</p><p>(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.</p><p>If the order declaring the district organized contains all of the information required to be in the last-mentioned certificate, the clerk may file a copy of the order with the Secretary of State in lieu of the certificate.</p>","text":"The county clerk shall immediately cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each affected county, a certificate stating that the proposition to form the district was adopted. The county clerk shall immediately cause to be filed with the Secretary of State a certificate listing: (a) The name of the district. (b) The date of formation. (c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded. If the order declaring the district organized contains all of the information required to be in the last-mentioned certificate, the clerk may file a copy of the order with the Secretary of State in lieu of the certificate.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/establishment-of-district-71191","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}