California Code of Civil Procedure CHAPTER 9 - Validating Proceedings

• Section 860.
  A public agency may upon the existence of any matter which under any other law is authorized to be determined pursuant to this chapter, and...
• Section 861.
  Jurisdiction of all interested parties may be had by publication of summons pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general...
• Section 861.1.
  The summons shall be directed to “all persons interested in the matter of [specifying the matter],” and shall contain a notice to all persons interested...
• Section 862.
  Jurisdiction shall be complete after the date specified in the summons. Any party interested may, not later than the date specified in the summons, appear...
• Section 863.
  If no proceedings have been brought by the public agency pursuant to this chapter, any interested person may bring an action within the time and...
• Section 864.
  For purposes of this chapter, bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, and evidences of indebtedness shall be deemed to be in existence upon their authorization. Bonds and...
• Section 865.
  If more than one action is pending concerning similar contests which may be brought under this chapter, they shall be consolidated for trial.(Added by Stats....
• Section 866.
  The court hearing the action shall disregard any error, irregularity, or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties.(Added by Stats. 1961,...
• Section 867.
  Actions brought pursuant to this chapter shall be given preference over all other civil actions before the court in the matter of setting the same...
• Section 867.5.
  (a) In the event that an action is brought by a public agency pursuant to this chapter, and that public agency later dismisses the action after...
• Section 868.
  The costs of any proceeding or action pursuant to this chapter may be allowed and apportioned between the parties or taxed to the losing party...
• Section 869.
  No contest except by the public agency or its officer or agent of any thing or matter under this chapter shall be made other than...
• Section 870.
  (a) The judgment, if no appeal is taken, or if taken and the judgment is affirmed, shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law including, without limitation,...
• Section 870.5.
  Any local public agency that pledges sales or retail transaction and use tax revenues received from taxes imposed by another public agency for bond payments...

Last modified: October 22, 2018