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CA Govt Code § 23240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23240.

23240.  No petition shall be accepted for filing pursuant to this article unless the signatures thereon shall have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed and such petition is submitted for filing as provided in Section 23241 within 60 days after the last signature is affixed. If the time between the date on which the last signature is affixed and the date on which the petition is submitted for filing exceeds 60 days, or, if any signature on the petition has been secured more than six months from the date on which the first signature was affixed, the petition shall be considered insufficient and shall be filed by the clerk as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23241.

23241.  All petitions shall be filed with the clerk of the transferring county. All counterparts of a petition shall be filed at the same time.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23242.

23242.  Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the transferring county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of signers. When the clerk has completed the examination, the clerk shall certify the results of the examination.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23243.

23243.  If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient the clerk shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23244.

23244.  If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the certification to the board of supervisors of both affected counties and to each of the chief petitioners, if any.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23245 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23245.

23245.  In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county in which the person signing the petition resides.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23246.

23246.  A resolution to initiate proceedings for a county boundary change shall contain the information required for a petition by Section 23234.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23247 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23247.

23247.  Upon receipt of the certification of a petition or a certified copy of a resolution, the board of the transferring county shall forthwith transmit a copy of the certification or a certified copy of the resolution to the Governor.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23248 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23248.

23248.  Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23247, the Governor shall create a County Boundary Review Commission to review the proposed county boundary change, and appoint five persons to be members of the commission. Of the five persons appointed to the commission, two shall reside within the territory to be transferred, two shall reside within the accepting county, and one shall not be a resident of either the territory to be transferred or of the accepting county.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23249 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23249.

23249.  The commission shall determine:(a) An equitable distribution, as between the transferring county and the accepting county, of the indebtedness of each affected county.(b) The fiscal impact of the proposed boundary change in each affected county.(c) The economic viability of each affected county if the proposed boundary change is effected.(d) The final boundary lines between the two affected counties as they will exist if the proposed boundary change is effected.(e) A procedure for the orderly and timely transition of services, functions, and responsibilities from the transferring county to the accepting county.(f) The division of both affected counties into five supervisorial districts. The boundaries of the districts shall be established in a manner that results in a population in each district which is as equal as possible to the population in each other district within the county.(g) The division of both affected counties into a convenient and necessary number of road and school districts, the territory of which shall be defined. To the extent possible, existing road and school districts located within the territory which is to be transferred shall be maintained.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 25. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 23250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23250.

23250.  In determining the fiscal impact of the proposed boundary change and the economic viability of each affected county if the proposed boundary change is effected, the commission shall consider:(a) The cost of providing services in both affected counties.(b) Projected revenues available to each county.(c) The effect of any projected reduction in revenue available to each county. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23251 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23251.

23251.  Within 10 days after notice and acceptance of appointment of the last appointed member, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal administrative office of the transferring county and organize by electing from their number a chairman. They shall also appoint a secretary who shall not be a member of the commission. Thereafter the members of the commission may meet at such times and places as they select.A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting business and making the determinations required by this article.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23252.

23252.  The commission shall conduct a public hearing to receive information regarding its determinations, and to hear any protests and objections to the proposed county boundary change. Notices of hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in a newspaper of general circulation in each affected county.In addition:(a) The commission shall cause written notice of the hearing to be given to each of the chief petitioners, if any.(b) Where the territory proposed to be transferred is uninhabited, the commission shall cause written notice of the hearing to be mailed to each person to whom land within the territory proposed to be transferred is assessed in the last equalized county assessment roll available on the date the proceedings were initiated, at the address shown on the assessment roll or as known to the commission, and to any persons who have filed their name and address and the designation of the lands in which they have any interest, either legal or equitable, with the commission.(c) In the event any land within the territory proposed to be transferred is tide or submerged land owned by the state, the commission shall also cause written notice of the hearing to be mailed to the State Lands Commission. Such notice shall be given not less than 45 days before the time fixed for hearing.The notices referred to in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be given not less than 20 days before the time fixed for hearing; provided, that the notice referred to in subdivision (b) need not be sent if the owner or owners of all of the territory to be transferred have petitioned for the county boundary change or filed their consent to the boundary change in writing with the commission.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23253 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23253.

23253.  At any time prior to final adjournment of the hearing on protests, any owner of property within the uninhabited territory proposed to be transferred may file written protest against the boundary change. The protest shall state the name of the owner of the property affected and the street address or other description of the property sufficient to identify it on the last equalized assessment roll. A metes and bounds description shall not be required if the property can be otherwise described in a manner sufficient to identify it on the last equalized assessment roll. Protests may be made on behalf of the owner by an agent authorized in writing by the owner to act as agent with respect to such land, except that protest may be made on behalf of a private corporation which is an owner of property by any officer or employee of the corporation without written authorization by the corporation to act as agent or make such protest.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23254 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23254.

23254.  On the date and at the time set for hearing, the commission shall hear and consider all protests made by owners of property within the uninhabited territory proposed to be transferred.If the territory proposed to be transferred is uninhabited, the commission shall hear and pass upon all protests so made:(a) If privately owned property and no publicly owned property is proposed to be transferred, further proceedings shall not be taken if protest is made by private owners of one-half of the value of the uninhabited territory proposed to be transferred. The value given such property for protest purposes shall be that shown on the last equalized assessment roll if the property is not exempt from taxation. If the property is exempt from taxation, its value for protest purposes shall be determined by the county assessor in the same amount as he would assess such property if it were not exempt from taxation.(b) If privately owned property and publicly owned property are proposed to be transferred in the same proceeding, further proceedings shall not be taken if protest is made by public and private owners of one-half of the value of the uninhabited territory. The value given privately owned property shall be determined pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. The value given publicly owned property for protest purposes shall be determined by the county assessor in the same manner as is provided in subdivision (a) of this section for privately owned property, exempt from taxation.(c) The value for protest purposes to be given property held in joint tenancy or tenancy in common shall be determined by the commission in proportion to the proportionate interest of the protestant in such property.(d) When property is subject to a written recorded agreement to buy, the purchaser under the agreement may protest and the seller may not even though he is shown as the owner on the last equalized assessment roll.Determinations of the value of publicly owned property, or privately owned property exempt from taxation by the county assessor for protest purpose shall be obtained from the assessor by the protestant and submitted to the commission with the written protest.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23255 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23255.

23255.  The commission shall determine at the hearing or within 30 days after the closing of the hearing whether or not a majority protest, of owners of property within uninhabited territory proposed to be transferred has been made. If it does not make a determination within such period, it shall be deemed to have made a determination on the 30th day that a majority protest has been made.If there is a determination that a majority protest has been made, no further proceedings for the transfer of any of the same uninhabited territory shall be taken for one year after the date of the determination except upon the petition or consent of all property owners of the uninhabited territory proposed to be transferred.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23256.

23256.  On the date and at the time fixed for hearing, the commission shall also hear and may grant or deny any request for exclusion filed pursuant to Sections 23256.5 and 23257.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23256.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23256.5.

23256.5.  At any time prior to the final hearing on the proposed county boundary change, any owners of real property within the territory proposed to be transferred and contiguous to the boundary line thereof, may make a written request, filed with the commission, for exclusion of his property from the territory proposed to be transferred. Such a request shall contain sufficient information to identify the property for which the exclusion is sought.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23257.

23257.  Written requests for exclusion of any territory within the territory proposed to be transferred and contiguous to the boundary line thereof may be filed with the commission by any registered elector of that territory. Such a request shall contain sufficient information to identify the territory for which the exclusion is sought.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23258 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23258.

23258.  Boundary lines between counties may not be changed if as a result of such change: (a) a strip of untransferred territory less than 200 feet wide and more than 300 feet long is created; (b) a strip of untransferred territory consisting solely of a highway or portion thereof is created; or (c) the territory of any incorporated city is divided.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23259 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23259.

23259.  The hearing of protests and requests for exclusion may be continued from time to time during the course of the commission’s determinations.By citation or subpoena signed by its chairman and secretary, the commission may compel the attendance of such persons and the production of such books, papers and other documents before it as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties.All officers and employees of either affected county shall cooperate with, perform any functions required by, and produce any books, records or other documents of such county requested by the commission and necessary for the performance of the commission’s functions.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23260.

23260.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, the commission may, in determining a fair, just and equitable distribution of the indebtedness of the transferring county between that county and the accepting county, provide for:(a) The levying or fixing and the collection in the accepting county of (1) special, extraordinary or additional taxes or assessments, or (2) special, extraordinary or additional service charges, rentals or rates, or (3) both.(b) The imposition, exemption, transfer, division or apportionment, as between the transferring county, and the accepting county, of liability for payment of all or any part of principal, interest or any other amounts which shall become due on account of all or any part of any bonds, including revenue bonds outstanding or authorized at the time a petition is filed or resolution adopted, or other contracts or obligations, of the transferring county; and the levying or fixing and the collection in the accepting county of any (1) taxes or assessments, or (2) service charges, rentals or rates, or, (3) both, as may be necessary to provide for such payment.In making its determinations, the commission shall ascertain the current indebtedness of both affected counties. It shall also ascertain (a) the total assessed value of all property located in both affected counties; and, (b) the assessed value of the territory to be transferred. The assessed values used by the commission shall be those shown on the last equalized assessment roll of both affected counties.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23261.

23261.  The commission shall also identify and determine the location and value of all real and personal property owned by the transferring county located within the territory to be transferred. Any real and personal property identified by the commission pursuant to this section shall become property of the accepting county, should the boundary change be effected as provided in this article, upon settlement of the indebtedness in the manner specified by the commission.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23262.

23262.  Except as provided by the commission, when the boundary change is effected the territory which is transferred shall be relieved of annual tax liability for the outstanding indebtedness of the transferring county in the year following the year in which the election on the question of the boundary change is held.Territory remaining in the transferring county when the boundary change is effected shall be relieved of annual tax liability for any outstanding indebtedness of that county which the commission determines is to be assumed by the accepting county. Such relief shall become effective in the year following the year in which the election on the question of the boundary change is held.Nothing in this section shall be construed as in any way limiting the power of a bondholder to enforce contractual rights or affecting the ultimate liability of territory of the transferring county, or of the accepting county for bonded indebtedness in case of default.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23263.

23263.  Members of the commission shall receive as compensation a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) a day for every day they are actually employed together with their actual expenses incurred in performing their duties. If the boundary change is effected, all expenses of the commission, together with the reasonable costs of stationery, postage, and incidental expenses shall be borne by the accepting county or by both affected counties, in equal shares, if the boundary change is not effected.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23264.

23264.  The commission shall adopt a resolution making its determinations and transmit its report in writing within 180 days of the date of notice and acceptance of appointment of the last appointed member of the commission, to the board of supervisors of both affected counties and shall be signed and attested to by all five members of the commission.The determinations of the commission shall become the terms and conditions for boundary change and as such shall be final and binding on both affected counties should the proposed boundary change be legally effected as provided in this article.At any time not later than 30 days after receipt of the commission’s report, if the territory proposed to be transferred is inhabited or if it is uninhabited and there is no majority protest, the board of supervisors of both affected counties shall adopt a resolution approving or disapproving the proposed boundary change.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)
CA Govt Code § 23265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries|ARTICLE 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries|Section 23265.

23265.  If either board disapproves the proposed boundary change, no further proceedings shall be taken for that boundary change and no new proceedings for substantially the same boundary change may be initiated within one year after the date of such disapproval, provided both boards may waive or shorten such time limitations if they find the same to be in the public interest.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1393.)