reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CA Govt Code § 23301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 23301.

23301.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Affected county” means each county from which territory is proposed to be transferred to create a new county.(b) “Approved county” means the territory to be included in a new county after the registered voters in the affected county or counties have approved the creation of such a new county at a primary election, pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 23350), but before an election is held for purposes of determining the location of the county seat and the selection of county officers for such new county, pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 23374.1).(c) “Clerk” means the clerk of a county board of supervisors. Where the office of clerk of the board is separate from the office of registrar of voters, “clerk” means the registrar of voters with respect to all duties pertaining to the conduct of elections and the certification of petitions and clerk of the board with respect to all other duties specified in this chapter.(d) “Commission” means the County Formation Review Commission.(e) “Indebtedness” means the net obligations of a county arising from contract or through the operation of law, other than short-term operational expenses, but including and not limited to obligations arising under general obligation bonds, leases, joint powers agreements, and similar obligations or contracts entered into by the county prior to the date on which a petition is filed. Net obligation shall be deemed to mean the gross obligation outstanding after deduction of offsetting revenues, other than tax revenues.(f) “Principal county” means the county from which it is proposed that territory with the greatest proportion of assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, relative to the total amount of taxable property within the boundaries of a proposed county, is to be transferred to create, in part, that proposed county.(g) “Contiguous” means territory which adjoins the boundary line of the proposed county.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 23302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 23302.

23302.  Any action to determine the validity of the formation of a county pursuant to this chapter shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 4.5. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 23306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 23306.

23306.  A proposed county shall not be created if:(a) The population of any affected county shall be reduced to less than 20,000.(b) The population of the proposed county shall be less than 10,000.(c) The area of any affected county will be reduced to less than 1,200 square miles.The most recent federal decennial census shall be used for purposes of determining population.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23306.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 23306.5.

23306.5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 23306, a county may be created from the territory of Nevada County provided that the territory which is proposed to be transferred from such county does not exceed 25 percent of the total territory of such county.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1143.)
CA Govt Code § 23309 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 23309.

23309.  No boundary line of a proposed county shall pass through or divide the territory of any incorporated city.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 23310.

23310.  Proceedings under this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, relating to local agency formation commissions.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23320.

23320.  Proceedings for the creation of a proposed county shall be initiated by petition. Any such petition shall contain the following:(a) An accurate description of the boundaries of the proposed county.(b) A statement that such boundaries do not pass through or divide the territory of any incorporated city other than a city with a population greater than that of the proposed new county.(c) A statement of the population of the proposed county, as near as may be determined.(d) A statement of the population which will remain in the affected county or counties if the territory of the proposed county is detached therefrom, as near as may be determined.(e) A statement of the area in square miles which will remain in the affected county or counties if the territory of the proposed county is detached therefrom.(f) The name of the proposed county.(g) The name of the affected county or counties.(h) A request that proceedings for creation of the proposed county be initiated.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1175.)
CA Govt Code § 23321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23321.

23321.  (a) Where the population of the proposed county is less than 5 percent of the total population of the affected counties, a petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors residing within the territory of the proposed county as described in the petition equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number of electors of the territory of the proposed county registered within the territory on the date of the last preceding gubernatorial election and by not less than 10 percent of the electors registered within the balance of the affected counties on the date of the last preceding gubernatorial election.(b) Where the population of the proposed county is 5 percent or more of the total population of the affected counties, a petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors residing within the territory of the proposed county as described in the petition equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number of electors of the territory of the proposed county registered within the territory on the date of the last preceding gubernatorial election.Each elector, after signing a petition, shall add the name of the county in which the elector resides, the elector’s place of residence, giving a street and number or a designation sufficient to enable the place of residence to be readily ascertained, and the date the elector signed the petition.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1175.)
CA Govt Code § 23322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23322.

23322.  A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23323.

23323.  A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23324.

23324.  (a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to this article, the proponents shall file with the clerk as provided in Section 23325, a notice of intention to do so. The notice shall be accompanied by a printed statement not exceeding 500 words in length, stating the objectives to be achieved by creating the new county. The notice shall also specify the date of a public hearing, which shall be set not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after filing of the notice, to be held in an appropriate place, as determined by the clerk of the county from which the new county is to be formed or the clerk of the principal county, as the case may be, for purposes of discussing the placement of the boundaries of the proposed county.(b) The notice of intention required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be published by the clerk at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each affected county. It shall also be posted by the clerk in such appropriate public places as determined by the clerk.(c) The clerk shall also act as an impartial moderator of the public hearing required by this section.(d) 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 23325 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.(e) No petition shall be circulated pursuant to this article until 60 days after the filing of the notice of intention pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)
CA Govt Code § 23325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23325.

23325.  All petitions shall be filed with (a) the clerk of the county from which the new county is to be formed if it is to be formed from but one county, or (b) the clerk of the principal county if it is to be formed from portions of two or more counties. All counterparts of a petition shall be filed at the same time.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23326.

23326.  Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the principal county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of signers. When the clerk has completed his examination, he shall certify the results of his examination.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23327.

23327.  If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient he 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. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23328 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23328.

23328.  If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, he shall immediately transmit a copy of his certification to the board of supervisors of each affected county and to each of the chief petitioners, if any.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23329 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23329.

23329.  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. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23330.

23330.  Upon certification of a petition, the board of the principal county shall forthwith transmit a copy of the petition certification to the Governor.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23330.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 23330.5.

23330.5.  No person shall file a petition pursuant to this article within five years of the date of certification, pursuant to Section 23328, of a prior petition which included in its description of boundaries for the proposed county any territory which is the subject of the new petition. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any new petition where the population of any affected county exceeds 5,000,000; however, the provisions of Section 23373 shall be applicable to such a new petition.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)
CA Govt Code § 23331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23331.

23331.  Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23330, the Governor shall create a County Formation Review Commission to review the proposed county creation, and appoint five persons to be members of the commission. Of the five persons appointed to the commission, two shall reside within the territory of the proposed county, two shall reside within the territory remaining in the affected county or counties should the proposed county be created; and one shall not be a resident of either the territory of the proposed county or the affected county or counties. The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission within 120 days following his receipt of the petition certification pursuant to Section 23330.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1247.)
CA Govt Code § 23332 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23332.

23332.  The commission shall determine all of the following:(a) A fair, just, and equitable distribution, as between each affected county and the proposed county, of the indebtedness of each affected county.(b) The fiscal impact of the proposed county creation on each affected county.(c) The economic viability of the proposed county.(d) The final boundaries of the proposed county, pursuant to Sections 23337, 23337.5, and 23338.(e) A procedure for the orderly and timely transition of service functions and responsibilities from the affected county or counties to the proposed county.(f) The division of the proposed county into five supervisorial districts. The boundaries of the districts shall be established in a manner which results in a population in each district which is as equal as possible to the population in each of the other districts within the county.(g) The division of the proposed county 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 of the proposed county shall be maintained.(h) Which county offices shall be filled by election at the subsequent election of officials for an approved county conducted pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 23374.1), and which of the offices shall be filled by appointments made by the board of supervisors of the approved county. At a minimum, the county offices to be filled by election shall be those which by law, are required to be filled by election.(i) That the boundaries of the proposed county do not create a territory completely surrounded by any affected county.(j) The location of the county seat of the proposed county.(k) The appropriations limit for the proposed county in accordance with Section 4 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.The commission shall not be required to make any other determinations.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 26. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 23333 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23333.

23333.  In determining the fiscal impact of the creation of the proposed county on the affected county or counties and the economic viability of the proposed county, the commission shall consider:(a) The cost of providing services in the proposed county and in each affected county.(b) Projected revenues available to the proposed county and each affected county.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)
CA Govt Code § 23334 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23334.

23334.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, the commission may, in determining a fair, just and equitable distribution of the indebtedness of each affected county, as between each affected county and the proposed county, provide for one or more of the following:(a) The payment of a fixed or determinable amount of money by the proposed county either as a lump sum or in installments, for the acquisition, transfer, use or right of use of any part of the property, real or personal, owned by an affected county at the time a petition was filed pursuant to Section 23325.(b) The levying or fixing and the collection in the proposed county of (1) special, extraordinary or additional taxes or assessments, or (2) special, extraordinary or additional service charges, rentals or rates, or (3) both; or the issuance and sale of bonds for purposes of providing for any payment required pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section.(c) The imposition, exemption, transfer, division or apportionment, as between any affected county and the proposed 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, of an affected county which are outstanding or authorized, at the time a petition is filed pursuant to Section 23325, or other contracts or obligations of an affected county; and the levying or fixing and the collection in the proposed 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 each affected county. It shall also ascertain (a) the total assessed value of all property located in each affected county; and (b) the assessed value of the territory of the proposed county. The assessed values used by the commission shall be those shown on the last equalized assessment roll of each affected county.The commission shall also identify and determine the location and value of all real and personal property owned by each county and located within the boundaries of the proposed county. Any real and personal property identified by the commission pursuant to this section shall become property of the proposed county, should it be established as provided in this chapter, upon settlement of the indebtedness in the manner specified by the commission.(d) For purposes of this section, the unfunded liability of a county retirement system shall be deemed an indebtedness.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)
CA Govt Code § 23335 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23335.

23335.  Within 10 days after notice and acceptance of their appointment, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal administrative office of the principal 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 pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
CA Govt Code § 23336 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23336.

23336.  The commission shall hear any protests and objections to and any support for the creation of the proposed county. Notices of the hearing shall be given pursuant to Section 6061 in a newspaper of general circulation published in each affected county. In addition, the board shall cause mailed notice of the hearing to be given to each of the chief petitioners, if any, at least two weeks prior to the date of hearing.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)
CA Govt Code § 23337 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23337.

23337.  On the date and at the time fixed for hearing, the commission shall hear all protests and objections to and all support for the creation of the proposed county, and may grant or deny any requests for exclusion from, or inclusion in, the proposed county filed pursuant to Sections 23337.5 and 23338. The hearing may be continued from time to time during the course of the commission’s determinations.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)
CA Govt Code § 23337.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties|ARTICLE 3 - County Formation Review Commission|Section 23337.5.

23337.5.  At any time prior to the final hearing on the creation of the new county, any owner of real property contiguous to the boundary line of the proposed county may make a written request, filed with the commission, for exclusion of such person’s property from, or inclusion of such person’s property in, the proposed county. Such a request shall contain sufficient information to identify the property for which the exclusion or inclusion is sought.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)