Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The state is divided into counties. The names, boundaries, and territorial subdivisions thereof are declared in Title 3 (commencing with Section 23000). (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 33.)

This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that the purpose hereof may be made effective. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

As used in this chapter, “bonds” means State, county, municipal, or other public corporation or district bonds. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

As used in this chapter, “guarantor” means the person or persons guaranteeing the payment of bonds, the repurchase thereof, or the payment or repurchase of any interest therein. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

As used in this chapter, “issuing body” means the State, any subdivision thereof, municipality, public corporation, or district. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

As used in this chapter, “order” means declaration, proclamation, or order of any officer or court having jurisdiction to make the declaration, proclamation, or order. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Whenever by operation of law or by order the bonded indebtedness of any issuing body is reduced in amount, the interest thereon reduced, the time for the payment thereof or of any tax or assessment levied to pay the indebtedness, the interest thereon, or any portion of both or ei…

Whenever by operation of law or by order any issuing body defaults in the payment of its bonded indebtedness, the obligations of guarantors shall be extended for the period of the default but not to exceed three years after the commencement thereof. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 1…

The relief of guarantors is limited to the extent of defaults in principal, interest, or both principal and interest of the bonds guaranteed. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

If the guarantors function in the capacity of trustee or if the custody of the bonds is in the possession of a trustee, and administered by the trustee, he shall be required to distribute interest and principal, in the proportion that each is received by him, to the beneficiaries…

(a) (1) A city, county, or city and county may acquire property in furtherance of the creation of an economic opportunity. A city, county, or city and county may sell or lease property to create an economic opportunity. The acquisition, sale, or lease shall first be approved by t…

(a) A city, county, or city and county may loan funds to owners or tenants for the purpose of rehabilitating commercial buildings or structures. The loan shall be in the form of a written loan agreement that includes a payment schedule, the terms for interest calculation, the rig…

(a) As part of an agreement that provides for the development or rehabilitation of property that will be used for industrial or manufacturing purposes, a city, county, or city and county may assist with the financing of facilities or capital equipment, including, but not necessar…

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter govern the construction of this division. The definition of a word applies to any of that word’s variants. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 198…

“Affected city” means any city that contains or would contain, or whose sphere of influence contains or would contain, territory for which a change of organization is proposed or ordered, either singularly or as part of a reorganization. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. …

“Affected county” means any county that contains, or would contain, any territory for which a change of organization is proposed or ordered either singularly or as part of a reorganization or that contains all or any part of a district for which a change of organization or reorga…

“Affected district” means any special district, as defined by Section 56036, that contains or would contain, or whose sphere of influence contains or would contain, any territory for which a change of organization is proposed or ordered either singularly or as part of a reorganiz…

“Affected local agency” means any local agency that contains, or would contain, or whose sphere of influence contains or would contain, any territory for which a change of organization is proposed or ordered, either singularly or as part of a reorganization or for which a study i…

“Affected territory” means any territory for which a change of organization, reorganization, or sphere of influence change is proposed or ordered, or any territory to which services are proposed to be provided pursuant to Sections 56133, 56133.5, or 56134. (Amended by Stats. 2018…

“Agricultural lands” means land currently used for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity for commercial purposes, land left fallow under a crop rotational program, or land enrolled in an agricultural subsidy or set-aside program. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1599, Se…

“Annexation” means the inclusion, attachment, or addition of territory to a city or district. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 6. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Applicant” means a local agency or person or persons that submits an application, as defined by Section 56017.2. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 7. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Application” means any of the following: (a) A resolution of application or petition initiating a change of organization or reorganization with supporting documentation as required by the commission or executive officer. (b) A request for a sphere of influence amendment or updat…

“Board of directors” means the legislative body or governing board of a district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Board of supervisors” means the legislative body or governing board of a county. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 10. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Certificate of completion” means the document prepared by the executive officer and recorded with the county recorder that confirms the final successful completion of a change of organization or reorganization. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 11. (AB 1430) Effective Janua…

“Certificate of filing” means the document issued by the executive officer that confirms an application for a change of organization or reorganization has met submission requirements and is accepted for filing. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 12. (AB 1430) Effective January …

“Certificate of termination” or “certificate of termination of proceedings” means the document prepared by the executive officer and retained by the commission that indicates that a proposal for a change of organization or reorganization was terminated because of a majority writt…

“Change of organization” means any of the following: (a) A city incorporation. (b) A district formation. (c) An annexation to a city. (d) An annexation to a district. (e) A detachment from a city. (f) A detachment from a district. (g) A disincorporation of a city. (h) A district …

“City” means any incorporated chartered or general law city, including any city the name of which includes the word “town.” (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 15. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“City council” means the legislative body or governing board of a city. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 16. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“City officer” means the mayor or a member of the city council. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Clerk” means the clerk or secretary of a commission, county, city, or district, or the clerk or secretary of the legislative body of a county, city, or district. Where the office of county clerk is separate from the office of the clerk of the board of supervisors, “clerk” means …

“Commission” means a local agency formation commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Commission proceedings” means proceedings which are taken by a commission pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 56650). (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Conducting authority” means the commission of the principal county, or the commission’s executive officer when authorized by the commission, when exercising its responsibility to conduct protest proceedings following approval by the commission of a change of organization or reor…

“Consolidation” means the uniting or joining of two or more cities located in the same county into a single new successor city or two or more districts into a single new successor district. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 471, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. Effe…

(a) “Contiguous” means territory that abuts or shares a common boundary with territory within a local agency. (b) Territory is not contiguous if the only contiguity is based upon a strip of land more than 300 feet long and less than 200 feet wide at its narrowest width, that widt…

“County officer” means a member of the board of supervisors. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

“Dependent special district” or “dependent district” includes any special district that has a legislative body that consists, in whole or part, of ex officio members who are officers of a county or another local agency, or who are appointees of those officers, and who are not app…

“Detachment” means the exclusion, deletion, or removal from a city or district of any portion of the territory of that city or district. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 20. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Disadvantaged unincorporated community” means inhabited territory, as defined by Section 56046, or as determined by commission policy, that constitutes all or a portion of a “disadvantaged community” as defined by Section 79505.5 of the Water Code. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 513…

“Disincorporation” means the dissolution, extinguishment, or termination of the existence of a city and the cessation of its corporate powers, except for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the city. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 21. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2…

“Dissolution” means the disincorporation, extinguishment, or termination of the existence of a district and the cessation of all its corporate powers, except as the commission may otherwise provide pursuant to Section 56886 or for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the dist…

(a) “District” or “special district” are synonymous and mean an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or special act, for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries and in areas outside district boundaries when authorize…