California Public Resources Code ARTICLE 2 - Initiation

• Section 9161.
  (a) A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter. (b) A proposal to form a district may be made by a petition of registered voters...
• Section 9162.
  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 and...
• Section 9163.
  (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 in...
• Section 9164.
  The petition shall be signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district,...
• Section 9165.
  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 9166.
  (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 be...
• Section 9167.
  (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 any...
• Section 9168.
  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