California Statutes

§ 56870. — 56870. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 87, Sec. 6.)

California § 56870.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code GOVGovernment Code - GOV
Div.3.
Title 5.DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000
Part 3.PART 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Proceedings for Special Districts
Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition

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Except as otherwise provided in Section 56871, petitions for the dissolution of a district shall be signed as follows:

(a)For registered voter districts, by either of the following:
(1)Not less than 10 percent of the registered voters within the district.
(2)Not less than 10 percent of the number of landowners within the district who also own not less than 10 percent of the assessed value of land within the district.
(b)For landowner-voter districts, by not less than 10 percent of the number of landowner-voters within the district who also own not less than 10 percent of the assessed value of land within the district.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 87, Sec. 6. (AB 1427) Effective January 1, 2014.
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