DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY [23000. - 23732.]
Division 1 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.
§§ 23000–23732 · 435 sections
CHAPTER 1. General §§ 23000–23027 · 29 sections
- § 23000 A county is the largest political division of the State having corporate powers.
- § 23001 The State is divided into counties, named, bounded, and constituted as provided in this title.
- § 23002 The several existing counties of the State and such other counties as are hereafter organized are legal subdivisions of the State.
- § 23003 A county is a body corporate and politic, has the powers specified in this title and such others necessarily implied from those expressed.
- § 23004 A county may: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Purchase, receive by gift or bequest, and hold land within its limits, or elsewhere when permitted by law. (c) Make…
- § 23004.1 (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 23004.3, in any case in which the county is authorized or required by law to furnish hospital, medical, surgical, or…
- § 23004.2 (a) The county may (1) compromise, or settle and execute a release of, any claim which the county has by virtue of the rights established by Section 23004.1;…
- § 23004.3 Sections 23004.1 and 23004.2 shall become operative in a county only if the board of supervisors of that county, by resolution, elects to be governed by the…
- § 23004.4 A county may provide insurance coverage for persons operating foster home facilities licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 16000) of Part 4…
- § 23004.5 Health care facilities, including, but not limited to, hospitals and clinics licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety…
- § 23005 A county may exercise its powers only through the board of supervisors or through agents and officers acting under authority of the board or authority…
- § 23006 Any contract, authorization, allowance, payment, or liability to pay, made or attempted to be made in violation of law, is void, and shall not be the…
- § 23007 Except as specified in this chapter, a county shall not, in any manner, give or loan its credit to or in aid of any person or corporation that is not a public…
- § 23007.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) A county shall not grant credit for service to an elective officer or member of the board of supervisors…
- § 23008 Whenever it is economical and satisfactory to do so, a county may lease equipment, perform work, or furnish goods for any district or municipal corporation…
- § 23009 In such event, charges for work done or goods supplied may be made by claims and warrants upon the district or municipal corporation or by properly approved…
- § 23010 (a) Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors, a county may lend any of its available funds to any community services district, county…
- § 23010.1 Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors, a county may lend any of its available funds to any fire protection district located wholly…
- § 23010.2 The board of supervisors may loan to any city within its limits which has been incorporated for less than one year an amount not exceeding eighty-five percent…
- § 23010.3 Upon adoption of an authorizing resolution by the board of supervisors, in connection with the construction of any sanitary sewer, storm sewer, or drainage…
- § 23010.4 Upon receipt of an application from the governing body of any school district maintaining a school within a county, requesting to borrow funds from the county…
- § 23011 The name of a county designated in this chapter is its corporate name, and it shall be designated thereby in any action or proceeding touching its corporate…
- § 23012 The names of the counties of the State are: Alameda Marin San Luis Obispo Alpine Mariposa San Mateo Amador Mendocino Santa Barbara Butte Merced
- § 23013 The board of supervisors of any county may, by resolution, establish a department of corrections, to be headed by an officer appointed by the board, which…
- § 23014 Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors by a four-fifths vote of all of the members of the board of supervisors, a county may appropriate…
- § 23015 A county may conduct or participate in programs for the training, education or rehabilitation of wards or offenders, including, but not limited to, programs in…
- § 23025 In order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and other applicable federal provisions, a county, whether general…
- § 23026 In any county which has established a county employees’ retirement system pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with…
- § 23027 The board of supervisors of any county may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of…
CHAPTER 2. Boundaries §§ 23070–23296 · 166 sections
ARTICLE 1. Terms Defined §§ 23070–23077 · 8 sections
- § 23070 The terms and definitions contained in this article apply to the boundary descriptions of the several counties, unless otherwise declared.
- § 23071 In describing courses, “north,” “south,” “east,” and “west,” mean true courses, and refer to the true meridian.
- § 23072 “Northerly,” “southerly,” “easterly,” and “westerly,” mean due north, due south, due east, and due west, unless controlled by other words, or by lines,…
- § 23073 “To,” “on,” “along,” “with,” or “by” a mountain or ridge, mean summit point or summit line.
- § 23074 “To,” “by,” “along,” “with,” “in,” “up,” or “down” a creek, river, slough, strait, or bay, mean the middle of the main channel thereof.
- § 23075 “In,” “to,” or “from” the ocean shore mean a point three miles seaward from the shore. “Along,” “with,” “by,” or “on” the ocean shore, mean on a line parallel…
- § 23076 The mouth of a creek, river, or slough which empties into another creek, river, or slough, is the point where the middle of the channels intersect.
- § 23077 The use of a county name specified in this division, without further description, is a reference to the county of that name.
ARTICLE 2. Boundaries of the Several Counties §§ 23100–23158 · 59 sections
- § 23100 The boundaries of the several counties of the State are as set forth in this article.
- § 23101 The boundaries of Alameda County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner, being the common corner of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda; thence…
- § 23102 The boundaries of Alpine County are as follows: Beginning at the north corner, at a point where the state line crosses the east summit of the Sierra Nevada…
- § 23103 The boundaries of Amador County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner, in the Mokelumne River, on the eastern boundary of San Joaquin; thence up…
- § 23104 The boundaries of Butte County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Yuba, in the center line of the Feather River, opposite the mouth of Honcut…
- § 23105 The boundaries of Calaveras County are as follows: Beginning at the southern corner, at a point in the Stanislaus River where it intersects the eastern line of…
- § 23106 The boundaries of Colusa County are as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner, being the northeast corner of Yolo, in the Sacramento River, at its…
- § 23107 The boundaries of Contra Costa County are as follows: Beginning in the Bay of San Francisco at the northwest point of Red Rock, being the common corner of…
- § 23108 The boundaries of Del Norte County are as follows: Situated in the northwest corner of the State of California, beginning at a point in the Pacific Ocean, on…
- § 23109 The boundaries of El Dorado County are as follows: Beginning at the junction of the north and south forks of the American River, which is the extreme west…
- § 23110 The boundaries of Fresno County are as follows: Beginning on the south line of Merced at a point where said line crosses the San Joaquin River; thence south,…
- § 23111 The boundaries of Glenn County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the eastern boundary line of Lake, at the northwest corner of the SW. 1/4 of Sec. 26, T.…
- § 23112 The boundaries of Humboldt County are as follows: Commencing at the point where the north line of T. 12 N., R. 1 E., H. B. & M., intersects with the Pacific…
- § 23113 The boundaries of Imperial County are as follows: Beginning on the second standard parallel south of S.B.B. & M., at the common corner of T.9 S., R.9 E., and…
- § 23114 The boundaries of Inyo County are as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of Tulare, being the point of intersection of the sixth standard south, Mount…
- § 23115 The boundaries of Kern County are as follows:
- § 23116 The boundaries of Kings County are as follows:
- § 23117 The boundaries of Lake County are as follows: Beginning at the monument on top of Mount Hull, established by T. P. Smythe and R. P. Hammond and party on…
- § 23118 The boundaries of Lassen County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner, on the northern line of Sierra, located on the south boundary of T. 22 N.,…
- § 23119 The boundaries of Los Angeles County are as follows:
- § 23120 The boundaries of Madera County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the third standard line south of Mount Diablo base line crosses the San Joaquin…
- § 23121 The boundaries of Marin County are as follows: Beginning in the Pacific Ocean at the southwestern corner of Sonoma; thence southeasterly along the southern…
- § 23122 The boundaries of Mariposa County are as follows: Beginning on the boundary line of Madera County, where the Stockton road to Millerton crosses the Chowchilla…
- § 23123 The boundaries of Mendocino County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of Humboldt; thence east on the southern line of Humboldt to the west…
- § 23124 The boundaries of Merced County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner, being the southwest corner of Stanislaus as shown on the survey map of A. J.…
- § 23125 The boundaries of Modoc County are as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of the State of California; thence west, along the northern boundary line of…
- § 23126 The boundaries of Mono County are as follows: Beginning at the north corner on the state line, being the east corner of Alpine; thence southwesterly, on the…
- § 23127 The boundaries of Monterey County are as follows: Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at the southwest corner of Santa Cruz; thence east to the mouth of Pajaro…
- § 23128 The boundaries of Napa County are as follows: Beginning at the southwestern corner, at a point in Huichica Creek where the said creek empties into San Pablo…
- § 23129 The boundaries of Nevada County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner, at a point in the main Yuba River, at the mouth of Deer Creek; thence up the…
- § 23130 The boundaries of Orange County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of San Diego County at a point in the Pacific Ocean opposite San Mateo point;…
- § 23131 The boundaries of Placer County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the west line of T. 10 N., R. 5 E., M. D. B. & M., intersects the northern line of…
- § 23132 The boundaries of Plumas County are as follows: Beginning at the corner common to Plumas, Butte, and Yuba, situated in the NW. 1/4 of Sec. 15, T. 20 N., R. 8…
- § 23133 The boundaries of Riverside County are as follows:
- § 23134 The boundaries of Sacramento County are as follows: Beginning on the northern line of the county, at a point 10 miles north of a point which was, on the…
- § 23135 The boundaries of San Benito County are as follows: Commencing at a point in the center of the Pajaro River, said point being the northwest corner of the…
- § 23136 The boundaries of San Bernardino County are as follows:
- § 23137 The boundaries of San Diego County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the State of California as described in Article XXI of the Constitution…
- § 23138 The boundaries of San Francisco city and county are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner, being the northwest corner of San Mateo, in the Pacific…
- § 23139 The boundaries of San Joaquin County are as follows: Beginning at the junction of the San Joaquin and Mokelumne Rivers on the line of Sacramento; thence up the…
- § 23140 The boundaries of San Luis Obispo County are as follows: Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at the northwestern corner of Santa Barbara; thence easterly, on the…
- § 23141 The boundaries of San Mateo County are as follows: Beginning, at the southwest corner, being the West corner of Santa Cruz; thence on the northwestern line of…
- § 23142 The boundaries of Santa Barbara County are as follows: Beginning at the southwestern corner of Ventura; thence northerly, on the westerly line of Ventura to…
- § 23143 The boundaries of Santa Clara County are as follows: Beginning at a point distant North 30° West 1,254 feet from the southwest corner of Sec. 22, T. 5 S., R. 2…
- § 23144 The boundaries of Santa Cruz County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of San Mateo, at a point in the Pacific Ocean south 45 degrees W., three…
- § 23145 The boundaries of Shasta County are as follows: Beginning at the northern line of Tehama, at the head of Bloody Island, in the Sacramento River; thence to and…
- § 23146 The boundaries of Sierra County are as follows: Beginning at the south corner of Plumas, in the center of Slate Creek; thence easterly on the southern line of…
- § 23147 The boundaries of Siskiyou County are as follows: Commencing on the northern line of the State of California at the northeast corner of Del Norte, being on the…
- § 23148 The boundaries of Solano County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner, in San Pablo Bay, at the common corner of Contra Costa, Sonoma, Marin, and…
- § 23149 The boundaries of Sonoma County are as follows: Commencing at a point in the Pacific Ocean, three miles due west of a point in the center of the channel at the…
- § 23150 The boundaries of Stanislaus County are as follows: Beginning at the common corner of Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Alameda, and San Joaquin, on the summit of Mount…
- § 23151 The boundaries of Sutter County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Sacramento County, said northwest corner being at the intersection of the…
- § 23152 The boundaries of Tehama County are as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Sacramento River with the south line of T. 23 N., M. D. B.;…
- § 23153 The boundaries of Trinity County are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Mendocino and southeast corner of Trinity as established and marked by…
- § 23154 The boundaries of Tulare County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner, being the common corner of Kings, Kern, and Tulare, and being located on the…
- § 23155 The boundaries of Tuolumne County are as follows: Beginning at the most western corner, being the southern corner of Calaveras, in the Stanislaus River; thence…
- § 23156 The boundaries of Ventura County are as follows: Commencing on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, at the mouth of the Rincon Creek; thence following up the center…
- § 23157 The boundaries of Yolo County are as follows: Beginning on the southeast corner, at the most easterly northeast corner of Solano, in Sutter Slough, at its…
- § 23158 The boundaries of Yuba County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner at a point at the intersection of the center of the channel of Bear River with…
ARTICLE 3. Settlement of Boundary Disputes §§ 23170–23178 · 9 sections
- § 23170 Every common boundary between counties which has been mutually recognized and used by the counties adjacent thereto for the purpose of the assessment and…
- § 23171 All common boundaries and common corners of counties not adequately marked by natural objects or lines, or by surveys lawfully made, shall be definitely…
- § 23172 If the boards of supervisors do not agree upon and finally approve the survey made by the county surveyors, each surveyor shall make a report to the State…
- § 23173 Upon the reports made by the county surveyors the State Lands Commission shall finally determine and establish the common boundaries and corners, if it can…
- § 23174 The cost of making any survey pursuant to this article shall be apportioned equally among the counties interested. The boards of supervisors shall audit the…
- § 23175 Any survey finally approved pursuant to this article is a conclusive ascertainment of the lines and corners included in the survey.
- § 23176 All surveys and maps of boundary lines legally made and approved prior to March 30, 1874, are valid, and are prima facie evidence of the establishment of such…
- § 23177 Every common boundary between counties which has been mutually used by the counties adjacent thereto for the purpose of the assessment and collection of taxes…
- § 23178 Whenever a common boundary between counties has been legally established in accordance with Article 3 of this chapter, or by judicial proceedings, a certified…
ARTICLE 4. Minor Boundary Changes §§ 23200–23221 · 22 sections
- § 23200 The Legislature finds and declares that the existing boundaries of some counties no longer meet the needs of their residents and landowners. The Legislature…
- § 23201 As used in this article: (a) “Affected county” means any county which contains or would contain territory which is the subject of a boundary change. (b)…
- § 23202 A boundary line between counties shall not be changed, pursuant to this article, if the change would result in any of the following: (a) The line to be moved a…
- § 23203 The board of supervisors of any affected county may propose to change the boundary line between that county and another county by adopting a resolution which…
- § 23204 The board of supervisors of the initiating county shall file its resolution with the board of supervisors of the other affected county.
- § 23205 (a) A proposal to change the boundary line of two counties may be initiated by petition which shall contain all the matters required to be contained in a…
- § 23206 Within 30 days of receiving a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23203 or of determining that a petition filed pursuant to Section 23205 has been signed by…
- § 23207 The board of supervisors of the conducting county shall give notice of the hearing by each of the following: (a) Notice shall be published pursuant to Section…
- § 23208 The hearing on the proposed boundary change shall be held by the board of supervisors of the conducting county on the date and at the time specified in the…
- § 23209 At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors of the conducting county shall adopt a resolution abandoning the proposed boundary change if: (a) In…
- § 23210 (a) Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, if a proposed boundary change has not been abandoned pursuant to Section 23209, the board of…
- § 23211 Each county shall continue to provide services to the territory within its own boundaries until the effective date of the boundary change as specified in the…
- § 23212 When a county boundary is changed pursuant to this article, the boards of supervisors of the affected counties shall file before the following December 1, with…
- § 23213 All taxes levied before the effective date of the boundary change shall be collected by the officers of and belong to the county in which the affected…
- § 23214 After the effective date of the boundary change, the officers of the affected counties shall complete all proceedings necessary for the assessment or…
- § 23215 The officers of an affected county shall immediately execute and deliver to the board of supervisors of the other affected county copies of all assessments or…
- § 23216 The county superintendent of schools of an affected county shall furnish the superintendent of the other affected county with a certified copy of the last…
- § 23217 The auditor of an affected county shall transfer to the auditor of the other affected county any money that is or may be due to the other affected county from…
- § 23218 No school district and no special district, including a special district which is governed by a board of supervisors or whose governing body is the same as the…
- § 23219 If the affected counties are located in different district court of appeals districts, the district court of appeals district which includes the affected…
- § 23220 On and after the effective date of the boundary change, the superior court in each affected county shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending in a session…
- § 23221 Any action to determine the validity of any minor change to the boundaries of a county pursuant to this article shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9…
ARTICLE 4.5. Alteration of Boundaries §§ 23230–23296 · 68 sections
- § 23230 This article shall provide the sole procedure for the change, alteration or reformation of existing county boundaries, not authorized to be taken pursuant to…
- § 23231 As used in this article: (a) “Accepting county” means the county accepting transferred territory by reason of a county boundary change. (b) “Clerk” means the…
- § 23232 Proceedings under this article shall not be subject to the provisions of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3…
- § 23233 Proceedings to change, alter, or reform the boundary lines between counties may be initiated by petition, or by resolution of the legislative body of either…
- § 23234 A petition shall contain in substance the following: (a) An accurate description of the proposed new boundary line as it will appear or exist if the existing…
- § 23235 The petition shall be signed by qualified electors of either affected county equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number of electors of each…
- § 23236 When the territory to be transferred from one county to another is uninhabited, proceedings may also be initiated by a petition signed by the owners of not…
- § 23237 Each elector, after signing a petition, shall add the name of the county in which the elector resides, the elector’s place of residence, giving a street and…
- § 23238 A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.
- § 23239 A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.
- § 23240 No petition shall be accepted for filing pursuant to this article unless the signatures thereon shall have been secured within six months of the date on which…
- § 23241 All petitions shall be filed with the clerk of the transferring county. All counterparts of a petition shall be filed at the same time.
- § 23242 Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the transferring county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by…
- § 23243 If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient the clerk shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition…
- § 23244 If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the certification to the board of supervisors of both…
- § 23245 In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county…
- § 23246 A resolution to initiate proceedings for a county boundary change shall contain the information required for a petition by Section 23234.
- § 23247 Upon receipt of the certification of a petition or a certified copy of a resolution, the board of the transferring county shall forthwith transmit a copy of…
- § 23248 Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23247, the Governor shall create a County Boundary Review Commission to review the proposed county boundary change,…
- § 23249 The commission shall determine: (a) An equitable distribution, as between the transferring county and the accepting county, of the indebtedness of each…
- § 23250 In determining the fiscal impact of the proposed boundary change and the economic viability of each affected county if the proposed boundary change is…
- § 23251 Within 10 days after notice and acceptance of appointment of the last appointed member, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal…
- § 23252 The commission shall conduct a public hearing to receive information regarding its determinations, and to hear any protests and objections to the proposed…
- § 23253 At any time prior to final adjournment of the hearing on protests, any owner of property within the uninhabited territory proposed to be transferred may file…
- § 23254 On the date and at the time set for hearing, the commission shall hear and consider all protests made by owners of property within the uninhabited territory…
- § 23255 The commission shall determine at the hearing or within 30 days after the closing of the hearing whether or not a majority protest, of owners of property…
- § 23256 On the date and at the time fixed for hearing, the commission shall also hear and may grant or deny any request for exclusion filed pursuant to Sections…
- § 23256.5 At any time prior to the final hearing on the proposed county boundary change, any owners of real property within the territory proposed to be transferred and…
- § 23257 Written requests for exclusion of any territory within the territory proposed to be transferred and contiguous to the boundary line thereof may be filed with…
- § 23258 Boundary lines between counties may not be changed if as a result of such change: (a) a strip of untransferred territory less than 200 feet wide and more than…
- § 23259 The hearing of protests and requests for exclusion may be continued from time to time during the course of the commission’s determinations. By citation or…
- § 23260 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the commission may, in determining a fair, just and equitable distribution of the indebtedness of the…
- § 23261 The commission shall also identify and determine the location and value of all real and personal property owned by the transferring county located within the…
- § 23262 Except as provided by the commission, when the boundary change is effected the territory which is transferred shall be relieved of annual tax liability for the…
- § 23263 Members of the commission shall receive as compensation a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) a day for every day they are actually employed together…
- § 23264 The commission shall adopt a resolution making its determinations and transmit its report in writing within 180 days of the date of notice and acceptance of…
- § 23265 If either board disapproves the proposed boundary change, no further proceedings shall be taken for that boundary change and no new proceedings for…
- § 23266 If the territory proposed to be transferred is uninhabited, no majority protest has been made and the boards of both affected counties approve the proposed…
- § 23267 If the proposed territory to be transferred is inhabited and the boards of both affected counties have approved the boundary change, the board of the…
- § 23268 The proclamation and notice of election shall be published at least once a week for three weeks commencing not less than 70 days prior to the date of the…
- § 23269 The notice of election shall contain the following: (a) A statement of the proposition to be voted on and a description of the county boundaries as they will…
- § 23270 All qualified electors of the territory proposed to be transferred who have been registered electors of the county 30 days prior to the date of the election…
- § 23271 Ballots at the election shall contain the words “Shall (description of territory) be transferred to (name of county accepting transferred territory)?” To the…
- § 23272 The election shall be governed and controlled by the general election laws of the state so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this article.
- § 23273 If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed boundary change is filed with the clerk of the transferring county the clerk shall…
- § 23274 The elections official shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the proposed boundary change to be printed and mailed to each qualified elector in the…
- § 23275 The clerk shall also prepare and mail a sample ballot to the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be transferred. The sample ballot shall be mailed…
- § 23276 The law relating to the preparation, printing, and distribution of sample ballots and primary elections does not apply to any election held pursuant to this…
- § 23277 Except as otherwise provided by this article, the election shall be conducted as other elections in the transferring county.
- § 23278 The board of the transferring county shall appoint as election officers three representatives who reside in the affected county represented.
- § 23279 Immediately on the closing of the polls the election officers shall: (a) Canvass the ballots. (b) Make up and certify the tally sheets of the ballots cast. (c)…
- § 23280 The clerk of the transferring county shall upon the completion of a canvass of the vote in the territory proposed to be transferred, forward to the board of…
- § 23281 If upon a canvass of the total votes cast in the territory proposed to be transferred at the election, it appears that more than 50 percent of the total number…
- § 23282 The board of supervisors of the county from which territory is transferred shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23281 to be filed…
- § 23283 If upon a canvass of the total votes cast in the territory proposed to be transferred at the election, it appears that 50 percent or less, of the total number…
- § 23284 All costs of the election shall be borne by the county accepting transferred territory if the boundary change is effected. If the boundary change is not…
- § 23285 Whenever county boundaries are changed pursuant to this article, the board of supervisors of both affected counties shall cause to be filed before the…
- § 23286 When a county boundary is changed, all taxes levied before the boundary change was effected shall be collected by the officers of and belong to the county in…
- § 23287 The transferring county shall continue to provide necessary services from the date the county boundaries are changed until service responsibilities and…
- § 23288 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no special district, which is organized within either affected county and governed by the board of supervisors…
- § 23289 After the county boundary change is effected, the officers of the accepting county shall proceed to complete all proceedings necessary for the assessment or…
- § 23290 The officers of the transferring county shall immediately execute and deliver to the board of supervisors of the accepting county, copies of all assessments or…
- § 23291 The county superintendent of schools of the transferring county shall furnish the county superintendent of schools of the accepting county with a certified…
- § 23292 The auditor of the transferring county shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of that county in favor of the treasurer of the accepting county for all money…
- § 23293 The treasurer of the transferring county shall immediately cause to be transferred to the county treasurer of the accepting county all money standing to the…
- § 23294 Where the county accepting territory is located in a different district court of appeals district than the transferring county, the district court of appeals…
- § 23295 On and after the date the boundary change is effected, the superior court in the transferring county shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending in a…
- § 23296 Any action to determine the validity of any change, alteration, or reformation to the boundaries of a county pursuant to this article shall be brought pursuant…
CHAPTER 3. Creation of New Counties §§ 23300–23397 · 93 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 23300–23310 · 7 sections
- § 23300 New counties may be formed and created from portions of one or more existing counties solely pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
- § 23301 As used in this chapter: (a) “Affected county” means each county from which territory is proposed to be transferred to create a new county. (b) “Approved…
- § 23302 Any action to determine the validity of the formation of a county pursuant to this chapter shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860)…
- § 23306 A proposed county shall not be created if: (a) The population of any affected county shall be reduced to less than 20,000. (b) The population of the proposed…
- § 23306.5 Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 23306, a county may be created from the territory of Nevada County provided that the territory…
- § 23309 No boundary line of a proposed county shall pass through or divide the territory of any incorporated city.
- § 23310 Proceedings under this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5,…
ARTICLE 2. Initiation of Proceedings §§ 23320–23330.5 · 12 sections
- § 23320 Proceedings for the creation of a proposed county shall be initiated by petition. Any such petition shall contain the following: (a) An accurate description of…
- § 23321 (a) Where the population of the proposed county is less than 5 percent of the total population of the affected counties, a petition initiating proceedings…
- § 23322 A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.
- § 23323 A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.
- § 23324 (a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to this article, the proponents shall file with the clerk as provided in Section 23325, a notice of intention to…
- § 23325 All petitions shall be filed with (a) the clerk of the county from which the new county is to be formed if it is to be formed from but one county, or (b) the…
- § 23326 Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the principal county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the…
- § 23327 If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient he shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition as a…
- § 23328 If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, he shall immediately transmit a copy of his certification to the board of supervisors of each affected…
- § 23329 In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county…
- § 23330 Upon certification of a petition, the board of the principal county shall forthwith transmit a copy of the petition certification to the Governor.
- § 23330.5 No person shall file a petition pursuant to this article within five years of the date of certification, pursuant to Section 23328, of a prior petition which…
ARTICLE 3. County Formation Review Commission §§ 23331–23344 · 16 sections
- § 23331 Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23330, the Governor shall create a County Formation Review Commission to review the proposed county creation, and…
- § 23332 The commission shall determine all of the following: (a) A fair, just, and equitable distribution, as between each affected county and the proposed county, of…
- § 23333 In determining the fiscal impact of the creation of the proposed county on the affected county or counties and the economic viability of the proposed county,…
- § 23334 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the commission may, in determining a fair, just and equitable distribution of the indebtedness of each affected…
- § 23335 Within 10 days after notice and acceptance of their appointment, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal administrative office of the…
- § 23336 The commission shall hear any protests and objections to and any support for the creation of the proposed county. Notices of the hearing shall be given…
- § 23337 On the date and at the time fixed for hearing, the commission shall hear all protests and objections to and all support for the creation of the proposed…
- § 23337.5 At any time prior to the final hearing on the creation of the new county, any owner of real property contiguous to the boundary line of the proposed county may…
- § 23338 Written requests for exclusion from, or inclusion in, the proposed county of any territory contiguous to the boundary of the proposed county may be filed with…
- § 23339 By citation or subpoena signed by its chairman and secretary, the commission may compel the attendance of such persons and the production of such books, papers…
- § 23340 All officers and employees of any state agency, board, or commission and any affected county shall cooperate with, perform any functions required by, and…
- § 23340.5 Anything in a county or city and county charter to the contrary notwithstanding, the commission, in lieu of using the county counsel of the affected county,…
- § 23341 The commission shall adopt a resolution making its determination and transmit its report in writing to the board of supervisors of each affected county, within…
- § 23342 The determinations of the commission shall become the terms and conditions for creation of the proposed county. Further, the commission may impose additional…
- § 23343 Members of the commission shall receive as compensation a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) a day for every day they are actually employed together…
- § 23344 (a) The commission may borrow those moneys as may be necessary to meet its expenses until the costs of the commission have been determined pursuant to Section…
ARTICLE 4. Election on Creation of the Proposed County §§ 23350–23374 · 21 sections
- § 23350 Upon receiving the commission’s determinations, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall order and give proclamation and notice of an election to…
- § 23351 The proclamation and notice of election provided for pursuant to this article shall be published at least once a week for three weeks commencing not less than…
- § 23352 If the election for the purpose of determining whether the proposed county shall be created results in the county being created, an election for purposes of…
- § 23353 The notice of election shall: (a) State distinctly the propositions to be submitted. (b) State the names of the affected county or counties. (c) State the date…
- § 23354 All qualified electors of each affected county who have been voters of the county 29 days prior to the date of the election are entitled to vote at the…
- § 23355 Ballots at the election shall contain the question: “Shall the new County of (insert the name of the proposed county) be formed?” To the right of or below the…
- § 23357 The election shall be governed and controlled by the general election laws of the state so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this article.
- § 23358 If more than one argument for or more than one argument against creation of the proposed county is filed with the clerk of the principal county the clerk shall…
- § 23359 The elections official shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the proposed county formation to be printed and mailed to each qualified elector of each…
- § 23360 The clerk shall also prepare and mail to the qualified electors of each affected county a sample ballot. The sample ballot shall be mailed with and at the same…
- § 23361 The law relating to the preparation, printing, and distribution of sample ballots and primary elections does not apply to any election held pursuant to this…
- § 23362 Except as otherwise provided by this article, the election shall be conducted as other elections in the principal county.
- § 23363 The board of each affected county shall appoint as election officers three representatives who reside in the affected county represented and in the boundaries…
- § 23364 If necessary for the purposes of the election, the board of each affected county shall change the boundaries of the election precincts in its county to make…
- § 23365 The elections official of the principal county shall furnish to the officers of each precinct the supplies and equipment as provided for in Sections 14105 and…
- § 23367 Immediately on the closing of the polls the election officers shall, in connection with the affected county they represent: (a) Canvass the ballots. (b) Make…
- § 23368 The clerk of each affected county shall, upon the completion of a canvass of the vote, in the county the clerk represents, forward to the board of that county…
- § 23369 If upon a canvass of the total votes cast in all the affected counties at the election, it appears that within each affected county more than 50 percent of the…
- § 23372 The board of supervisors of the principal county shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23369 to be filed with the State Board of…
- § 23373 If upon a canvass of the votes cast at the election, it appears that the votes cast for creation of the proposed county are 50 percent or less, of the total…
- § 23374 All costs of an election shall be paid by the principal county, if the creation of the proposed county is defeated, or by the proposed county if it is created…
ARTICLE 4.5. Election to Select County Officers and Location of County Seat in the Approved County §§ 23374.1–23374.19 · 19 sections
- § 23374.1 If the election for the purpose of determining whether the proposed county shall be created results in the county’s creation being approved, an election for…
- § 23374.2 The proclamation and notice of election provided for pursuant to this article shall be published at least once a week for three weeks commencing not less than…
- § 23374.3 The content of the notice of election for the election to select the county officers for the approved county and the location of the county seat in the…
- § 23374.4 All registered voters residing in the boundaries of the approved county, who have been registered voters of the approved county 29 days prior to the election…
- § 23374.5 Ballots at the election provided for in this article shall contain the question: “Shall (insert the name of the county seat as determined by commission) be the…
- § 23374.6 Candidates for elective offices of the approved county shall file nomination papers at the same time and in the same manner as candidates for the governing…
- § 23374.7 The election shall be governed and controlled by the general election laws of the state so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this article.
- § 23374.8 The clerk of the principal county shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the election of county officers for the approved county and the location of the…
- § 23374.9 The clerk shall also prepare and mail to the registered voters of the approved county a sample ballot. The sample ballot shall be mailed with and at the same…
- § 23374.10 The law relating to the preparation, printing, and distribution of sample ballots and general elections does not apply to any election held pursuant to this…
- § 23374.11 Except as otherwise provided by this article, the election shall be conducted as other elections in the principal county.
- § 23374.12 The election officers appointed pursuant to Section 23363 for purposes of the election held to determine whether the proposed county shall be created shall…
- § 23374.13 The elections official of the principal county shall furnish to the officers of each precinct in the approved county the supplies and equipment as provided for…
- § 23374.14 Immediately on the closing of the polls, the election officers shall, in connection with the affected county they represent: (a) Canvass the ballots. (b) Make…
- § 23374.15 The clerk of the principal county shall, upon the completion of a canvass of the vote, forward to the board of the principal county a certified copy of the…
- § 23374.16 Upon receiving a certified copy of the results of the canvass, the board of supervisors of the principal county, by resolution, shall: (a) Declare the results…
- § 23374.17 The clerk of the principal county shall immediately make out and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election, authenticated by his signature and…
- § 23374.18 All the officers elected at the election shall hold their offices until the times provided by general law for the election and qualification of such officers,…
- § 23374.19 All costs of an election shall first be paid by the principal county. The new county shall then reimburse the principal county for all costs of the election…
ARTICLE 5. Transfers §§ 23375–23386 · 13 sections
- § 23375 After the creation of the proposed county its officers shall proceed to complete all proceedings necessary for the assessment or collection of the state and…
- § 23376 The officers of each affected county shall immediately execute and deliver to the board of supervisors of the proposed county copies of all assessments or…
- § 23377 The county superintendent of schools of each affected county shall furnish the county superintendent of schools of the proposed county with a certified copy of…
- § 23378 The auditor of each affected county shall draw his warrant on the treasurer of his county in favor of the treasurer of the proposed county for all money that…
- § 23379 The treasurer of each affected county shall immediately cause to be transferred to the county treasurer of the proposed county all money standing to the credit…
- § 23380 Whenever in the formation of a proposed county, a road, supervisorial, or school district has been divided the board of each affected county shall by…
- § 23381 The board of supervisors of any proposed county shall provide suitable books and have transcribed from the records of the affected county or counties all parts…
- § 23382 All actions pending in the superior court of an affected county for the recovery of the possession of, quieting the title to, or for the enforcement of liens…
- § 23383 The affected county or counties shall continue to provide necessary services from the date of creation of the proposed county until service responsibilities…
- § 23383.5 The maximum tax rate for the new county shall be established in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2201) of Part 4 of Division 1 of the Revenue…
- § 23384 Except as provided by the commission, upon creation of the proposed county the territory located within the proposed county shall be relieved of annual tax…
- § 23385 When the proposed county is deemed created, all funds, records and the title to any property owned or held by, or in trust for any of the affected counties, or…
- § 23386 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, creation of the proposed county does not affect any debts, demands, liabilities or obligations of any kind…
ARTICLE 6. Districts § 23390 · 1 section
- § 23390 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no special district, which is organized within the affected county or counties and governed by the board of…
ARTICLE 7. Courts §§ 23394–23397 · 4 sections
- § 23394 On and after the date of creation of the proposed county, the county shall be included in that district court of appeals district which included the largest…
- § 23395 In a proposed county there is one judge of the superior court who shall be selected as provided by law.
- § 23396 The Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600) of Title 8) applies to the superior court and superior…
- § 23397 On and after the date of creation of the proposed county, the superior court in the affected county or counties shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending…
CHAPTER 3.5. Consolidation of Counties §§ 23500–23580 · 55 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 23500–23503 · 4 sections
- § 23500 Two or more counties, each contiguous to the other, or to one of the others, may consolidate into one county pursuant to this chapter.
- § 23501 As used in this chapter: (a) “Affected county” means each county which is proposed to be part of a consolidated county or which is consolidated with one or…
- § 23502 Proceedings under this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5,…
- § 23503 Any action to determine the validity of the consolidation of counties pursuant to this chapter shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section…
ARTICLE 2. Initiation of Proceedings §§ 23510–23520 · 11 sections
- § 23510 Proceedings for the consolidation of two or more contiguous counties may be initiated by petition, or by resolution of the board of supervisors of each…
- § 23511 A petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors of each affected county equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number of…
- § 23512 A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.
- § 23513 A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.
- § 23514 No petition shall be accepted for filing pursuant to this article unless the signatures therein shall have been secured within six months of the date on which…
- § 23515 All petitions shall be filed with the clerk of the principal county. All counterparts of a petition shall be filed at the same time.
- § 23516 Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the principal county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the…
- § 23517 If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient the clerk shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition…
- § 23518 If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the certification to the board of supervisors of each county…
- § 23519 In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county…
- § 23520 Upon receipt of the certification of a petition for county consolidation or the adoption of resolutions pursuant to Section 23510, the board of the principal…
ARTICLE 3. County Consolidation Review Commission §§ 23530–23538 · 9 sections
- § 23530 Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23520, the Governor shall create a County Consolidation Review Commission to review the proposed county…
- § 23531 Within 10 days after notice of appointment and acceptance by the last appointed member, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal…
- § 23532 The hearing may be continued from time to time during the course of the commission’s review.
- § 23533 By citation or subpoena signed by its chairman and secretary, the commission may compel the attendance of such persons and the production of such books, papers…
- § 23534 All officers and employees of each affected county shall cooperate with, perform any functions required by, and produce any books, records or other documents…
- § 23535 The commission shall determine: (a) The fiscal impact of the proposed consolidation on the affected counties. (b) A procedure for the orderly and timely…
- § 23536 In determining the fiscal impact of the proposed consolidation, the commission shall consider: (a) The cost of providing services in the consolidated county.…
- § 23537 Members of the commission shall receive as compensation a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) a day for every day they are actually employed together…
- § 23538 The commission shall adopt a resolution making its determinations and transmit its report to the board of supervisors of each affected county within 180 days…
ARTICLE 4. Election §§ 23550–23566 · 17 sections
- § 23550 Upon receiving the commission’s determinations, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall order and give proclamation and notice of an election to…
- § 23551 The proclamation and notice of election to determine whether a consolidated county should be organized shall be published at least once a week for three weeks…
- § 23552 At the same time that the board of supervisors of each affected county issues a proclamation and notice of election for the purpose of determining whether the…
- § 23553 The notice of election shall: (a) State distinctly the propositions to be submitted. (b) State the names of the counties proposed to be consolidated. (c) State…
- § 23554 All qualified electors of each affected county who have been registered electors of the county 30 days prior to the date of the election are entitled to vote…
- § 23555 Ballots at the election shall contain the words: (a) “For consolidation Yes,” and “For consolidation No.” Each voter shall stamp a cross (+) opposite the words…
- § 23556 Candidates for elective offices of the consolidated county shall file nomination papers at the same time and in the same manner as candidates for the governing…
- § 23557 The election shall be governed and controlled by the general election laws of the state so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this article.
- § 23558 If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed consolidation is filed with the clerk of the principal county the clerk shall…
- § 23559 The elections official of the principal county shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the proposed consolidation to be printed and mailed to each qualified…
- § 23560 The clerk shall also prepare and mail to the qualified electors of each affected county a sample ballot. The sample ballot shall be mailed with and at the same…
- § 23561 The law relating to the preparation, printing, and distribution of sample ballots and primary elections does not apply to any election held pursuant to this…
- § 23562 Except as otherwise provided by this article, the election shall be conducted as other elections in the principal county.
- § 23563 The board of each affected county shall appoint as election officers three representatives who reside in the affected county represented.
- § 23564 Immediately on the closing of the polls the election officers shall, in connection with the affected county they represent: (a) Canvass the ballots. (b) Make…
- § 23565 The clerk of each affected county shall upon the completion of a canvass of the vote, in the county the clerk represents, forward to the board of that affected…
- § 23566 All costs of the election on county consolidation shall be borne by the consolidated county if the county consolidation is effected. If the county…
ARTICLE 5. Establishment of Consolidated Counties §§ 23567–23580 · 14 sections
- § 23567 If upon a canvass of the total votes cast in all the affected counties at the election, it appears that within each affected county, more than 50 percent of…
- § 23568 The clerk of the principal county shall immediately make out and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election, authenticated by his signature and…
- § 23569 All the officers elected at the election shall hold their offices until the time provided by general law for the election and qualification of such officers,…
- § 23570 The board of supervisors of the principal county shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23566 to be filed with the State Board of…
- § 23571 When the consolidated county is deemed legally established, the affected counties are dissolved and if any of the affected counties has a charter, it is deemed…
- § 23572 Any county created by the consolidation of counties pursuant to this chapter is the successor of the affected counties.
- § 23572.5 The maximum tax rate for the consolidated county shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2201) of Part 4 of Division 1 of the…
- § 23573 The affected counties shall continue to provide necessary service from the date of establishing the consolidated county until service responsibilities and…
- § 23574 Notwithstanding any other provision of law no special district which is organized within any affected county and governed by the board of supervisors thereof,…
- § 23575 After the establishment of the consolidated county its officers shall proceed to complete all proceedings necessary for the assessment or collection of the…
- § 23576 The officers of each affected county shall immediately execute and deliver to the board of supervisors of the consolidated county copies of all assessments or…
- § 23577 The superior court of the principal county shall become the superior court of the consolidated county.
- § 23578 On or after the date the consolidated county is established, the superior court in the affected counties shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending in a…
- § 23580 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, consolidation does not affect any debts, demands, liabilities, or obligations of any kind existing in favor of or…
CHAPTER 4. County Seats §§ 23600–23690 · 70 sections
ARTICLE 1. Location of County Seats §§ 23600–23658 · 59 sections
- § 23600 The county seats of the respective counties of the state, as fixed by law and designated in this article, are declared to be the county seats of the respective…
- § 23601 The county seat of Alameda is Oakland.
- § 23602 The county seat of Alpine is Markleeville.
- § 23603 The county seat of Amador is Jackson.
- § 23604 The county seat of Butte is Oroville.
- § 23605 The county seat of Calaveras is San Andreas.
- § 23606 The county seat of Colusa is Colusa.
- § 23607 The county seat of Contra Costa is Martinez.
- § 23608 The county seat of Del Norte is Crescent City.
- § 23609 The county seat of El Dorado is Placerville.
- § 23610 The county seat of Fresno is Fresno.
- § 23611 The county seat of Glenn is Willows.
- § 23612 The county seat of Humboldt is Eureka.
- § 23613 The county seat of Imperial is El Centro.
- § 23614 The county seat of Inyo is Independence.
- § 23615 The county seat of Kern is Bakersfield.
- § 23616 The county seat of Kings is Hanford.
- § 23617 The county seat of Lake is Lakeport.
- § 23618 The county seat of Lassen is Susanville.
- § 23619 The county seat of Los Angeles is Los Angeles.
- § 23620 The county seat of Madera is Madera.
- § 23621 The county seat of Marin is San Rafael.
- § 23622 The county seat of Mariposa is Mariposa.
- § 23623 The county seat of Mendocino is Ukiah.
- § 23624 The county seat of Merced is Merced.
- § 23625 The county seat of Modoc is Alturas.
- § 23626 The county seat of Mono is Bridgeport.
- § 23627 The county seat of Monterey is Salinas.
- § 23628 The county seat of Napa is Napa.
- § 23629 The county seat of Nevada is Nevada City.
- § 23630 The county seat of Orange is Santa Ana.
- § 23631 The county seat of Placer is Auburn.
- § 23632 The county seat of Plumas is Quincy.
- § 23633 The county seat of Riverside is Riverside.
- § 23634 The county seat of Sacramento is Sacramento.
- § 23635 The county seat of San Benito is Hollister.
- § 23636 The county seat of San Bernardino is San Bernardino.
- § 23637 The county seat of San Diego is San Diego.
- § 23638 The county seat of San Francisco City and County is San Francisco.
- § 23639 The county seat of San Mateo is Redwood City.
- § 23640 The county seat of San Joaquin is Stockton.
- § 23641 The county seat of San Luis Obispo is San Luis Obispo.
- § 23642 The county seat of Santa Barbara is Santa Barbara.
- § 23643 The county seat of Santa Clara is San Jose.
- § 23644 The county seat of Santa Cruz is Santa Cruz.
- § 23645 The county seat of Shasta is Redding.
- § 23646 The county seat of Sierra is Downieville.
- § 23647 The county seat of Siskiyou is Yreka.
- § 23648 The county seat of Solano is Fairfield.
- § 23649 The county seat of Sonoma is Santa Rosa.
- § 23650 The county seat of Stanislaus is Modesto.
- § 23651 The county seat of Sutter is Yuba City.
- § 23652 The county seat of Tehama is Red Bluff.
- § 23653 The county seat of Trinity is Weaverville.
- § 23654 The county seat of Tulare is Visalia.
- § 23655 The county seat of Tuolumne is Sonora.
- § 23656 The county seat of Ventura is San Buenaventura.
- § 23657 The county seat of Yolo is Woodland.
- § 23658 The county seat of Yuba is Marysville.
ARTICLE 2. Removal of County Seats §§ 23680–23690 · 11 sections
- § 23680 County seats may be removed and new locations selected as provided in this article.
- § 23681 A petition praying for the submission of the question of the removal of the county seat, signed by a majority of the qualified electors of any county, as…
- § 23682 Notice of the election shall be given, clearly stating the object.
- § 23683 The election shall be held and conducted, and the returns made in all respects as prescribed by law for elections of county officers.
- § 23684 Each elector shall vote for the place in the county which he prefers as the seat of justice, plainly designating it in his ballot.
- § 23685 The returns shall be received and compared, and the results ascertained by the board of supervisors. If two-thirds of the qualified voters of the county voting…
- § 23686 The notice shall declare the place selected to be the county seat of the county from a day specified, not more than 90 days after the election. After the day…
- § 23687 The statement by the board of supervisors showing the result of the election shall be deposited in the office of the county elections official.
- § 23688 The board shall transmit a certified copy of the notice of the selection of a county seat to the Secretary of State.
- § 23689 Unless two-thirds of the votes are cast for some other place than that fixed by law as the former county seat, no second election for the removal of the county…
- § 23690 When the county seat has been once removed by a popular vote of the county, it may be again removed from time to time, in the manner provided by this article.…
CHAPTER 5. County Charters §§ 23700–23732 · 22 sections
ARTICLE 1. Enacting a Charter §§ 23700–23714 · 13 sections
- § 23700 Counties may enact charters or revise existing charters according to the provisions of this chapter.
- § 23701 Proceedings to enact or revise a charter may be initiated by ordinance, adopted by a majority vote of the members of the governing body of each county. The…
- § 23702 Petitions to propose or revise a charter shall be subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.
- § 23705 Upon the adoption of such ordinance, or the presentation of such petition, the governing body shall order the holding of a special election for the purpose of…
- § 23706 Candidates for election as members of the charter commission shall be nominated substantially in the same manner provided by general law for the nomination of…
- § 23707 At such election the electors shall vote first on the question “Shall a charter commission be elected to propose or revise a charter?” and secondly, for the…
- § 23708 It shall be the duty of the charter commission to prepare and propose a charter or revised charter for the county, which shall be signed in duplicate by the…
- § 23709 The county elections official shall cause the complete text of the proposed charter or revised charter to be printed. A copy of the proposed charter shall be…
- § 23710 The proposed charter or revised charter shall be submitted by the governing body to the eligible registered voters of the county at a special election held on…
- § 23711 As an alternative to the procedure provided for in Sections 23700 through 23710 of this article, the governing body of any county, on its own motion may…
- § 23712 If the electors, voting at a general or special election, shall vote in favor of the charter proposed or revised by a charter commission or the governing body…
- § 23713 Two copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any revised, amended, or repealed section ratified by the electors of a county shall be certified…
- § 23714 A charter proposal or revision ratified by the voters of a county and submitted to the Secretary of State in compliance with the provisions of this chapter…
ARTICLE 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal §§ 23720–23725 · 6 sections
- § 23720 (a) A county charter may be amended by proposals submitted by the governing body or by a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the county,…
- § 23721 The petition shall forthwith be examined and certified by the county elections official as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of…
- § 23722 Upon the presentation of a petition, or upon its own submission of a proposal to amend or repeal the charter, the governing body shall submit the amendment or…
- § 23723 If the majority of electors voting, at a general or special election, shall vote in favor of the proposed amendment or amendments or in favor of charter…
- § 23724 Two copies of the amendment or amendments shall be authenticated, certified, recorded, submitted, filed and published in the same manner as provided in…
- § 23725 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the charter of the County of San Diego may be amended as provided in Section 23720 to require that…
ARTICLE 3. Elections §§ 23730–23732 · 3 sections
- § 23730 Every special election held under the provisions of this chapter, for the election of a charter commission or for the submission of a proposed or revised…
- § 23731 The county elections official shall prepare and mail to each eligible registered voter in the county a sample ballot. In all other respects, the election shall…
- § 23732 Whenever a charter commission shall be elected, or any such proposed charter or revised charter, or amendment or amendments thereto, or repeal thereof, shall…