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CA Pub Util Code § 15709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 15709.

15709.  Notwithstanding any provision of law, for purposes of this division all territory in the Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District shall be deemed to be solely within the County of Alpine, which shall be the principal county for purposes of formation of the district and which shall have jurisdiction to approve, disapprove, and carry out all matters pertaining to formation of the district; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall limit or impair the authority of the Board of Supervisors of the County of El Dorado or the County of Amador to disapprove, by resolution, formation of all or any part of the Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District within its territory any time prior to final approval of the district by the County of Alpine. If either county so disapproves, any territory designated by the resolution of disapproval shall be excluded from the boundaries of the district.If the Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District is not incorporated on or before March 1, 1986, this section is repealed on that date.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 733, Sec. 1. Note: This section was not repealed by its own provisions because the conditions failed.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15731.

15731.  By resolution each board of supervisors to which a petition is presented shall fix a time for a hearing, which shall be within 15 days after final publication of notice.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15732.

15732.  Within 10 days after a petition is presented to it, the board of supervisors shall publish a copy of the petition, and a notice that the petition will be heard by the board at the time and place designated by the resolution.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15733 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15733.

15733.  The hearing may be adjourned from time to time for the determination of facts, not exceeding two weeks in all.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15734.

15734.  If the signatures attached to the petition are sufficient, no defect in the contents of the petition or in the title to or form of the notice shall vitiate any proceedings thereon.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15735.

15735.  The publication of notice shall be pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published, and circulated in the respective unit of the unincorporated territory, or if no such newspaper is printed, published, and circulated in the territory, in a newspaper printed and published elsewhere in the county and deemed most likely to give notice to the electors of the territory.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15736 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15736.

15736.  At the hearing or at any time prior thereto, any owner of taxable property within the proposed district may file a petition with the board of supervisors asking that the property described in the petition be excluded from the proposed district. If the board, after hearing, finds the described property will not be substantially benefited by its inclusion in the district, it may exclude such property. At the hearing the board shall make such changes in the proposed boundaries as it deems advisable and shall define and establish the boundaries.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15737 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15737.

15737.  Any person owning land adjoining any land described in the petition, upon his verified application, in the discretion of the board, may have his land included within the proposed district.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15738 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 15738.

15738.  At the hearing the board shall determine whether or not the petition complies with the requirements set forth in this division and whether or not the notice has been published as required, and shall hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support of or in opposition to the petition. If the board determines and finds from the evidence taken at the hearing that the proposed district as its boundaries are described in the petition or as changed by the board is uneconomic or infeasible, it may dismiss the petition, but, if the board determines and finds that the petition complies with the law and that the proposed district is economic and feasible, it shall call an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not the district shall be organizaed.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15761 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15761.

15761.  The special election shall be called by ordinance by each board of supervisors. The ordinance shall specify the purpose and time of the election, establish the election precincts, and designate the polling places and the names of the election officers for each precinct. The election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days after completion of publication of the ordinance.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15762 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15762.

15762.  The ordinance calling the election shall be published in the unincorporated territory pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code. If no newspaper is printed, published, and circulated in the territory, publication shall be made in a newspaper printed and published elsewhere in the county and deemed most likely to give notice to the electors of the territory. The notice of election shall also be posted in at least two public places in each precinct within each unincorporated territory in which the election is held for at least 10 days prior to the election.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15762.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15762.1.

15762.1.  Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation. The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed.The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15762.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15762.2.

15762.2.  The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15762.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15762.3.

15762.3.  If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.(b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15762.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15762.4.

15762.4.  The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following in the order prescribed:(a) The complete text of the proposition.(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition prepared by the local agency formation commission.(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.The election officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 186. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15763 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15763.

15763.  The election shall be held and conducted, the returns canvassed, and the result declared by the board of supervisors in the manner provided by general law for such elections in the particulars in which provision is made therefor, and in all other respects in the manner provided by law for the holding of special elections within such counties.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15764 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15764.

15764.  The proposition submitted at the election shall be stated upon the ballot substantially as follows: “Shall ________ public utility district (naming it) be organized pursuant to Division 7 of the Public Utilities Code.Yes ◻No ◻”(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15765 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 15765.

15765.  Within five days after the result of the election is declared, and the order is made where required, the chairman of the board of supervisors of each county in which the election is held shall make and execute a certificate, signed by him as such official and authenticated under the seal of the county, setting forth the proposition submitted to the electors, the fact of such submission, and the result of the election as so declared. The certificate shall be made and executed in duplicate, and shall be delivered in duplicate without delay to the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district, or the greater part of its population, is situated, or to the clerk of such board.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15791 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15791.

15791.  The board of supervisors receiving the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 15765 shall meet and examine them within three weeks after all the elections are held. If it appears from the certificates that a majority of the votes cast at the election in each unincorporated territory in which such elections are held is in favor of the incorporation of the district, the board of supervisors shall so declare and shall state by order entered in its minutes the name and boundaries of the district, and that the district is formed pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15792 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15792.

15792.  If it appears from the certificates that a majority of the electors voting at the election has voted against the formation of the district, the proceedings shall fail entirely.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15793 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15793.

15793.  When the board of supervisors has completed its examination of the certificates, and has made the order provided in Section 15791, it shall forthwith attach together the duplicate certificates in two rolls, each roll to contain one of each of the certificates and a copy of the order of the board of supervisors, duly certified under the hand and official seal of the clerk of the board of supervisors.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15794 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15794.

15794.  The board of supervisors shall immediately deposit one roll for filing in the office of the Secretary of State, and cause the other roll to be recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which any part of the district is situated and filed in the office of the county elections official of the county in which the district, or the greater part of its population, is situated.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 91. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15795 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15795.

15795.  Upon the receipt of the duplicate roll the Secretary of State shall issue his certificate reciting that it is filed in his office and that the public utility district, naming it, is incorporated as a district pursuant to this division. The certificate shall be forwarded to the board of supervisors and by it held and delivered to the board of directors of the district after the election and organization of the board of directors.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15796 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15796.

15796.  No charge shall be made by either the Secretary of State or any county recorder or county elections official for the services required of him or her under this article.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15797 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15797.

15797.  From and after the date the duplicate roll is filed with the Secretary of State, the district is incorporated as a public utility district, with all the rights, privileges, and powers set forth in this division.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15798 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Establishment of the District|Section 15798.

15798.  The board may change the name of the district by adoption of an ordinance changing the name of the district and by giving notification of the name change to the State Controller, the State Board of Equalization, and the board of supervisors of each county which has land within the district.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 446.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15821 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 5 - Contest of Incorporation|Section 15821.

15821.  No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of incorporation is sought to be denied shall be commenced within 20 days after the date of the certificate of incorporation, otherwise the incorporation and the legal existence of the district, and all proceedings in respect thereto, shall be held valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15822 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 5 - Contest of Incorporation|Section 15822.

15822.  Any such contest shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the district, or the greater part of its population, is situated. If more than one contest is pending they shall be consolidated and tried together. The court having jurisdiction shall speedily try the contest and determine upon the hearing whether the election was fairly conducted and in substantial compliance with this division, and enter its judgment accordingly. Either party to the record may appeal within 30 days from the entry of judgment, and the appeal shall be heard and determined by the Supreme Court within 60 days from the filing of the notice of appeal.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15841 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Verification Deputies|Section 15841.

15841.  Verification deputies shall be qualified electors residing within the territory of the district or the proposed district for which they are appointed.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15842 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Verification Deputies|Section 15842.

15842.  Verification deputies required to verify signatures to petitions for the formation of a district, or to certificates or petitions nominating candidates for election to the first board of directors of newly formed districts, shall be appointed by the county elections official of any county in which the territory of the district is situated, and verification deputies required for any other purpose after the formation of a district shall be appointed by the clerk of the district.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15843 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Verification Deputies|Section 15843.

15843.  Appointments of verification deputies shall be made upon written application of not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) qualified electors of any territorial unit or units of the district, or the proposed district, as the case may be. The application shall state that the signers desire the appointment of the person whose name and address is given therein as a verification deputy for the purpose of taking the oaths of signers of petitions or certificates in the matter of ________.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15844 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Verification Deputies|Section 15844.

15844.  Verification deputies need not use a seal, and shall not have power to administer oaths for any purpose other than that for which they are appointed. Their appointment shall continue for ninety (90) days only from the date of appointment.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15845 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Verification Deputies|Section 15845.

15845.  Verification deputies shall not be paid, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of the county treasury or the treasury of a district.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15846 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Verification Deputies|Section 15846.

15846.  Before appointment a verification deputy shall make and file with the clerk appointing him an oath as to his age, place of residence, occupation, and whether or not he is a qualified elector residing within the territory of the district, or the proposed district, for which he is appointed.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Election of Directors|Section 15951.

15951.  At an election held in the district on the next established election date not less than 74 days after its formation a board of directors shall be elected, to consist of as many members as there are territorial units in the district and as many additional members, not less than three nor more than four, as are required to constitute a board composed of an odd number of directors. Where the district lies entirely in one county the number of directors shall be three, elected at large.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)
CA Pub Util Code § 15952 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 7 - PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Election of Directors|Section 15952.

15952.  A director at large shall be a resident and qualified elector of the district.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)