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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2 - FIRE PROTECTION › CHAPTER 8 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 › Section 13261.

13261. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) According to the American Medical Association, carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that carbon monoxide kills approximately 500 people each year and injures another 20,000 people nationwide.
(b) According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a person cannot see or smell carbon monoxide. At high levels carbon monoxide can kill a person in minutes. Carbon monoxide is produced whenever any fuel, such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood, or charcoal, is burned.
(c) The State Air Resources Board estimates that every year carbon monoxide accounts for between 30 and 40 avoidable deaths, possibly thousands of avoidable illnesses, and between 175 and 700 avoidable emergency room and hospital visits.
(d) There are well-documented chronic health effects of acute carbon monoxide poisoning or prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide, including, but not limited to, lethargy, headaches, concentration problems, amnesia, psychosis, Parkinson’s disease, memory impairment, and personality alterations.
(e) Experts estimate that equipping every home with a carbon monoxide device would cut accident-related costs by 93 percent. Eighteen states and a number of large cities have laws mandating the use of carbon monoxide devices.
(f) Carbon monoxide devices provide a vital, highly effective, and low-cost protection against carbon monoxide poisoning and these devices should be made available to every home in California.
(g) The Homeowners’ Guide to Environmental Hazards prepared pursuant to Section 10084.1 of the Business and Professions Code is an important educational tool and should include information regarding carbon monoxide. It is the intent of the Legislature that when the booklet is next updated as existing resources permit, or as private resources are made available, it be updated to include a section on carbon monoxide.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 420, Sec. 2. (AB 225) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2 - FIRE PROTECTION › CHAPTER 8 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 › Section 13262.

13262. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Carbon monoxide device” means a device that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) A device designed to detect carbon monoxide and produce a distinct, audible alarm.
(2) A device that is battery powered, a plug-in device with battery backup, or a device installed as recommended by Standard 720 of the National Fire Protection Association that is either wired into the alternating current power line of the dwelling unit with a secondary battery backup or connected to a system via a panel.
(3) If the device is combined with a smoke detector, the combined device shall comply with all of the following:
(A) The standards that apply to carbon monoxide alarms as described in this chapter.
(B) The standards that apply to smoke detectors, as described in Section 13113.7.
(C) The combined device emits an alarm or voice warning in a manner that clearly differentiates between a carbon monoxide alarm warning and a smoke detector warning.
(4) The device has been tested and certified, pursuant to the requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) as set forth in either ANSI/UL 2034 or ANSI/UL 2075, or successor standards, by a nationally recognized testing laboratory listed in the directory of approved testing laboratories established by the Building Materials Listing Program of the Fire Engineering Division of the Office of the State Fire Marshal of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(b) “Dwelling unit intended for human occupancy” means a single-family dwelling, factory-built home as defined in Section 19971, duplex, lodging house, dormitory, hotel, motel, condominium, stock cooperative, time-share project, or dwelling unit in a multiple-unit dwelling unit building or buildings. “Dwelling unit intended for human occupancy” does not mean a property owned or leased by the state, the Regents of the University of California, or a local governmental agency.
(c) “Fossil fuel” means coal, kerosene, oil, wood, fuel gases, and other petroleum or hydrocarbon products, which emit carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 19, Sec. 3. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2 - FIRE PROTECTION › CHAPTER 8 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 › Section 13263.

13263. (a) (1) The State Fire Marshal shall develop a certification and decertification process to approve and list carbon monoxide devices and to disapprove and delist previously approved devices, if necessary. The certification and decertification process shall include consideration of effectiveness and reliability of the devices, including, but not limited to, their propensity to record false alarms. The certification and decertification process shall include a review of the manufacturer’s instructions and shall ensure their consistency with building standards applicable to new construction for the relevant type of occupancy with respect to number and placement.
(2) The State Fire Marshal shall charge an appropriate fee to the manufacturer of a carbon monoxide device to cover his or her costs associated with the approval and listing of carbon monoxide devices.
(b) A person shall not market, distribute, offer for sale, or sell any carbon monoxide device in this state unless the device and the instructions have been approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 19, Sec. 3. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13800.

13800. This part shall be known and may be cited as the Fire Protection District Law of 1987 or as the Bergeson Fire District Law.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 20.5. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13801.

13801. The Legislature finds and declares that the local provision of fire protection services, rescue services, emergency medical services, hazardous material emergency response services, ambulance services, and other services relating to the protection of lives and property is critical to the public peace, health, and safety of the state. Among the ways that local communities have provided for those services has been the creation of fire protection districts. Local control over the types, levels, and availability of these services is a long-standing tradition in California which the Legislature intends to retain. Recognizing that the state’s communities have diverse needs and resources, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this part to provide a broad statutory authority for local officials. The Legislature encourages local communities and their officials to adapt the powers and procedures in this part to meet their own circumstances and responsibilities.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13802.

13802. As used in this part:
(a)  “City” means any city whether general law or charter, including a city and county, and including any city the name of which includes the word “town.”
(b)  “Day” means a calendar day.
(c)  “District” means a fire protection district created pursuant to this part or created pursuant to any law which this part supersedes.
(d)  “District board,” means the board of directors of a district.
(e)  “Employee” means any personnel of a district, including any regular or call firefighter hired and paid on a full-time or part-time basis, or any volunteer firefighter. “Employee” also includes any person who assists in the provision of any authorized emergency duty or service at the request of a person who has been authorized by the district board to request this assistance from other persons.
(f)  “Principal county” means the county having all or the greater portion of the entire assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county or counties, of all taxable property within a district.
(g)  “Zone” means a service zone formed pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 13950).
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13803.

13803. (a)  This part provides the authority for the organization and powers of fire protection districts. This part succeeds the Fire Protection District Law of 1961 and all of its statutory predecessors. Any fire protection district organized or reorganized pursuant to the Fire Protection District Law of 1961 or any of its statutory predecessors which was in existence on January 1, 1988, shall remain in existence as if it had been organized pursuant to this part, except that when the district board is a county board of supervisors the number and method of selection of its board of directors shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 13831) of the Fire Protection District Law of 1961 in effect on December 31, 1987, as if that chapter had not been repealed. Any special fire protection zone formed pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 13991) of the Fire Protection District Law of 1961 or any of its statutory predecessors which was in existence on January 1, 1988, shall remain in existence as a service zone as if it has been formed pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 13950).
(b)  This part does not apply to any reorganization which was filed pursuant to the Fire Protection District Law of 1961 and which is pending on January 1, 1988. Those pending reorganizations may be continued and completed under, and in accordance with, the Fire Protection District Law of 1961. The repeals, amendments, and additions made by the act enacting this part shall not apply to any of those pending reorganizations, and the laws existing prior to January 1, 1988, shall continue in full force and effect as applied to those pending reorganizations.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13804.

13804. This part is necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13805.

13805. If any provision of this part or the application of any provision of this part in any circumstance or to any person, city, county, district, the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application of the invalid provision, and to this end the provisions of this part are severable.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 13806.

13806. Any action to determine the validity of the organization or of any action of a district shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 2 - Area › Section 13810.

13810. Any territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, may be included in a district.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 2 - Area › Section 13811.

13811. Territory which has been classified as a state responsibility area may be included in a district, except for commercial forest lands which are timbered lands declared to be in a state responsibility area. The executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall give mailed notice of the commission’s hearing on any proposal to include a state responsibility area in a district, whether by annexation or formation, to the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection. The commission may approve the proposal. Upon inclusion of a state responsibility area in a district, whether by formation or annexation, the state shall retain its responsibility for fire suppression and prevention on timbered, brush, and grass-covered lands. The district shall be responsible for fire suppression and prevention for structures in the area and may provide the same services in the state responsibility area as it provides in other areas of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 465, Sec. 5. Effective August 22, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 2 - Area › Section 13812.

13812. The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code) shall govern any change of organization or reorganization of a district.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 296, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13815.

13815. A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 176, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13816.

13816. A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition which shall do all of the following:
(a)  State that the proposal is made pursuant to this article.
(b)  Set forth a description of the boundaries of the territory to be included in the district.
(c)  Set forth the methods by which the district will be financed.
(d)  State the reasons for forming the district.
(e)  Propose a name for the district.
(f)  Designate no more than three persons as chief petitioners, setting forth their names and mailing addresses.
(g)  State whether the formation is consistent with the sphere of influence of any affected city or affected district.
(h)  Specify the number of members of the initial board of directors and the method of their selection, as provided by Article 3 (commencing with Section 13834).
(i)  Request that proceedings be taken for the formation pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13817.

13817. (a)  Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the district. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the territory proposed to be included in the district. If the territory proposed to be included in the district is located in more than one county, publication of the notice shall be made in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties.
(b)  The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than three, chief petitioners and shall be in substantially the following form:
“Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition
Notice is hereby given of the intention to circulate a petition proposing to form the ______ (name of the district). The reasons for the proposal are: ______.”
(c)  Within five days after the date of publication, the chief petitioners shall file with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county a copy of the notice together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper in which the notice was published certifying to the fact of publication.
(d)  After the filing required pursuant to subdivision (c), the petition may be circulated for signatures.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13818.

13818. The petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district, as determined by the local agency formation commission pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 56375 of the Government Code. Sections 100 and 104 of the Elections Code shall govern the signing of the petition and the format of the petition.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 176, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13819.

13819. A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. The chief petitioner or petitioners shall file the petition, including all counterparts, with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county. The executive officer shall not accept a petition for filing unless the signatures have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature was obtained and the chief petitioner or petitioners submitted the petition to the executive officer for filing within 60 days after the last signature was obtained.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13820.

13820. (a)  Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall cause the petition to be examined and shall prepare a certificate of sufficiency indicating whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of signers.
(b)  The executive officer shall cause the names of the signers on the petition to be compared with the voters’ register in the office of the county clerk or registrar of voters and ascertain (i) the number of registered voters in the territory to be included in the district, and (ii) the number of qualified signers appearing upon the petition.
(c)  If the certificate of the executive officer shows the petition to be insufficient, the executive officer shall immediately give notice by certified mail of the insufficiency to the chief petitioners. That mailed notice shall state in what amount the petition is insufficient. Within 15 days after the date of the notice of insufficiency, the chief petitioners may file with the executive officer a supplemental petition bearing additional signatures.
(d)  Within 10 days after the date of filing a supplemental petition, the executive officer shall examine the supplemental petition and certify in writing the results of his or her examination.
(e)  The executive officer shall sign and date a certificate of sufficiency. That certificate shall also state the minimum signature requirements for a sufficient petition and show the results of the executive officer’s examination. The executive officer shall mail a copy of the certificate of sufficiency to the chief petitioners.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13821.

13821. (a)  A proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city which contains territory proposed to be included in the district. Except for the provisions regarding the signers and signatures, and the chief petitioners, a resolution of application shall contain all of the matters specified for a petition in Section 13816. Before submitting a resolution of application, the legislative body shall conduct a public hearing on the resolution.
(b)  Notice of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county or city.
(c)  At the hearing, the legislative body shall give any person an opportunity to present his or her views on the resolution.
(d)  The clerk of the legislative body shall file a certified copy of the resolution of application with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 529, Sec. 16. Effective October 4, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Initiation › Section 13822.

13822. Once the chief petitioners have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 56825) of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 366, Sec. 20. (SB 974) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13823.

13823. (a)  If the local agency formation commission approves the formation of a district, with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the proposed district. If the proposed district lies in more than one county, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the territory of the proposed district which lies in that county.
(b)  The election shall be held on the next regular election date not less than 113 nor more than 150 days after the date the board of supervisors calls and gives notice of the election.
(c)  Notice of the election shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the territory of the proposed district which lies in the county.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13823.5.

13823.5. After the local agency formation commission approves the formation of the district, notwithstanding Section 13823, if the board of supervisors finds that the petition filed with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission pursuant to Section 13819 has been signed by not less than 51 percent of the registered voters residing within the territory to be included within the proposed district, the board of supervisors may dispense with an election and adopt the resolution required pursuant to Section 13829. The initial members of the board of directors of the district shall be determined pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 13834) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 12.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1558, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13824.

13824. Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the board of supervisors 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 principal county. The 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 board of supervisors calling the district formation election.
The executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall submit an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election, pursuant to Section 56859 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13825.

13825. (a)  The chief petitioners or the agency filing the resolution or any member or members of the board of supervisors 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 these 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. Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the text of the proposition, analysis, arguments, and sample ballots and to permit the 10-day public examination period as provided in Section 9190 of the Elections Code for the particular election, the elections officials shall fix and determine a reasonable date prior to the election after which no arguments for or against the measure may be submitted for printing and distribution to the voters pursuant to Section 13826. Notice of the date fixed shall be published by the elections officials pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. Arguments may be changed until and including the date fixed by the elections officials.
(b)  If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the elections officials within the time prescribed, the elections officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.
In selecting the arguments, the elections officials shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:
(1)  Chief petitioners, or the agency filing the resolution.
(2)  The board of supervisors, or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.
(3)  Individual voters, or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of voters and associations.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 129. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13826.

13826. The elections 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. Section 9190 of the Elections Code shall apply to the materials required to be contained in the ballot pamphlet.
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, submitted by the executive officer of the local agency formation commission.
(c)  The argument for the proposed district formation.
(d)  The argument against the proposed district formation.
The elections 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. 130. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13827.

13827. The notice of election shall contain all of the following:
(a)  The date of the election.
(b)  The name of the proposed district.
(c)  The purposes for which the district is to be formed.
(d)  A statement that the first directors will be elected at that election who will take office or will be appointed as the case may be, if the district is formed.
(e)  A description of the boundaries of the proposed district.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13828.

13828. (a)  The formation election and the election of members of the district board, if any, shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law, Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code.
(b)  If less than a majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of forming the district, the board of supervisors shall declare the proceedings terminated.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 131. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13829.

13829. If the majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of forming the district the board or boards of supervisors shall by resolution entered on its minutes declare the district duly organized under the Fire Protection District Law, giving the name of the district, and the purposes for which it is formed, and describing its boundaries. If the district lies in more than one county, the county clerk of the principal county shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the county clerk of each of the other counties in which the district lies.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13830.

13830. If the district lies in one county, immediately after entering the resolution in the board minutes pursuant to Section 13829, the county clerk shall cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county for which he or she is county clerk a certified copy of the resolution forming the district. Thereupon, the organization of the district shall be complete.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 13831.

13831. (a)  No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall invalidate the formation of any district.
(b)  The validity of the formation and organization of a district shall not be contested in any proceeding commenced more than 60 days after the date that the formation of the district is complete.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Selection of the Initial Board of Directors › Section 13834.

13834. The initial board of directors of a district formed on or after January 1, 1988, shall be determined pursuant to this article.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Selection of the Initial Board of Directors › Section 13835.

13835. In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in a single county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the county board of supervisors which may appoint itself as the district board.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 2.7 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 › CHAPTER 3 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Selection of the Initial Board of Directors › Section 13836.

13836. In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in more than one county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the boards of supervisors of the counties in which the district is located. If the district board is appointed by the boards of supervisors, they shall appoint directors according to the proportionate share of population of that portion of each county within the district, provided that each board of supervisors shall appoint at least one director.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
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13837. In the case of a district which contains unincorporated territory and the territory of one or more cities:
(a)  The district board may be elected or appointed by the county board of supervisors and the city councils in which the district is located. If the district board is to be appointed, the board of supervisors and the city council or councils shall appoint directors according to the proportionate share of population that portion of the county and each city within the district, provided that the board of superviors and each city council shall appoint at least one director. The board of supervisors or city council may appoint one or more of its own members to the district board. In no case shall the number of directors exceed 11 members.
(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the county board of supervisors may appoint itself as the district board, if the city council of each of the cities consents by resolution.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
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13838. In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory within a single city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city council which may appoint itself as the district board.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
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13839. In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory in more than one city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city councils in which the district is located. If the district board is appointed, the city councils shall appoint directors according to the proportionate share of population of that portion of each city within the district, provided that each city council shall appoint at least one director. The city council may appoint one or more of its own members to the district board. In no case shall the directors exceed the number permitted pursuant to Section 13842.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
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13840. Every district shall be governed by a legislative body known as a board of directors.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
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13841. Except in the case where a county board of supervisors has appointed itself as the district board, each member of a district board and each member of a fire commission appointed pursuant to Section 13844 shall be a resident of the district. In addition, if the district board is elected, each member of the district board shall be a registered voter of the district. In the case of a district board which is elected by divisions, each director shall be a registered voter of the division from which he or she is elected.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1558, Sec. 6.)
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13842. Except in the case where a county board of supervisors or a city council has appointed itself as the district board, a district board may have three, five, seven, nine, or eleven members.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
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13843. (a)  The term of office of each member of a district board is four years or until his or her successor qualifies and takes office, except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b)  In the case of a district formed on or after January 1, 1988, the directors shall serve terms as provided in the Uniform District Election Law, Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 132. Effective January 1, 1995.)
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13844. If a county board of supervisors or a city council has appointed itself as the district board, the board of supervisors or city council may delegate any or all of its powers to a fire commission composed of five or seven commissioners. In the case of a district governed by a board of supervisors, the commissioners may be councilmembers of cities which are located in the district. The board of supervisors or city council shall determine whether the commissioners shall serve at its pleasure or for staggered terms of four years subject to removal for cause.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 45, Sec. 1. Effective June 15, 1989.)
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13845. (a)  Except in the case where a county board of supervisors or a city council has appointed itself as the district board, the number of members of a district board may be increased or decreased if a majority of the voters voting on the question are in favor of the question at a general district or special election. The question shall specify the resulting number of members of the district board.
(b)  The district board may adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot. Alternatively, upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the registered voters of the district, the district board shall adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot.
(c)  If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of election and the ballot shall contain a statement of the question.
(d)  If the voters approve of increasing the number of directors, the new members shall be elected or appointed pursuant to this chapter. If the district board is elected, the additional members may be elected at the same election.
(e)  If the voters approve of decreasing the number of directors, the members of the district board continue to serve until the end of their current terms.
(f)  The number of members of a district board may be changed by the local agency formation commission as a term and condition of approval by the commission of any change of organization or reorganization. Unless the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code, otherwise requires voter approval, the change ordered by the commission does not require approval by the voters of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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13846. (a)  In the case of an elected district board, the directors may be elected by divisions if a majority of the voters voting upon the question are in favor of the question at a general district or special election. Conversely, in the case of a district that has an elected district board which is elected by election division, the directors may be elected at large if a majority of the voters voting upon the question are in favor of the question at a general district or special election.
(b)  As used in this section, “election by division” means the election of each member of the district board by voters of only the respective election division.
(c)  The district board may adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot. Alternatively, upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the registered voters of the district, the district board shall adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot.
(d)  If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question.
(e)  If the majority of voters voting upon the question approves the election of directors by divisions, the district board shall promptly adopt a resolution dividing the district into as many divisions as there are directors. The resolution shall assign a number to each division. Using the last decennial census as a basis, the divisions shall be as nearly equal in population as possible. In establishing the boundaries of the divisions the district board may give consideration to the following factors: (1) topography, (2) geography, (3) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, and compactness of territory, and (4) community of interests of the divisions.
(f)  If the majority of voters voting upon the question approves the election of directors by division, the board members shall be elected by election divisions and each member elected shall be a resident of the election division from which he or she is elected. At the district general election following the approval by the voters of the election of directors by divisions, the district board shall assign vacancies on the board created by the expiration of terms to the respective election divisions and the vacancies shall be filled from those election divisions.
(g)  If the majority of voters voting upon the question approves the election of directors at large, the district board shall promptly adopt a resolution dissolving the election divisions which had existed.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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13847. In the case of a district board elected by election divisions, the district board shall adjust the boundaries of the election divisions before November 1 of the year following the year in which each decennial federal census is taken. If at any time between each decennial federal census a change of organization alters the population of the district or the district increases or decreases the number of members of the district board, the district board shall reexamine the boundaries of its election divisions. If the district board finds that the population of any election division has varied so that the divisions no longer meet the criteria specified in subdivision (d) of Section 13846, the district board shall adjust the boundaries of the election divisions so that the divisions shall be as nearly equal in population as possible. The district board shall make this change within 60 days of the effective date of the change of organization or an increase or decrease in the number of members of the district board.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.)
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13848. (a)  If a majority of the voters voting upon the question at a general district or special election are in favor, a district that has an appointed district board shall have an elected district board or a district that has an elected district board shall have an appointed district board.
(b)  The district board may adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot. Alternatively, upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the registered voters of the district, the district board shall adopt a resolution placing the question on the ballot.
(c)  If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question.
(d)  If a majority of voters voting upon the question approves of changing from an appointed district board to an elected district board, the members of the district board shall be elected at the next general district election. If a majority of voters voting upon the question approves of changing from an elected district board to an appointed district board, members shall be appointed to the district board as vacancies occur.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2007.)