California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 1 - Initiation

  • Section 13815.
    A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 176, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2002.)
  • Section 13816.
    A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition which shall do all of the following:(a)  State that the proposal is made...
  • Section 13817.
    (a)  Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words...
  • Section 13818.
    The petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district,...
  • Section 13819.
    A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. The chief petitioner or petitioners shall file the petition, including all counterparts, with the...
  • Section 13820.
    (a)  Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall cause the petition to...
  • Section 13821.
    (a)  A proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of...
  • Section 13822.
    Once the chief petitioners have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall...

Last modified: October 22, 2018