California Code
DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY
CHAPTER 3.5 - Consolidation of Counties

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 23500. - 23500. Two or more counties, each contiguous to the other,...

Section 23501. - 23501. As used in this chapter: (a) “Affected county” means...

Section 23502. - 23502. Proceedings under this chapter shall not be subject to...

Section 23503. - 23503. Any action to determine the validity of the consolidation...

ARTICLE 2 - Initiation of Proceedings

Section 23510. - 23510. Proceedings for the consolidation of two or more contiguous...

Section 23511. - 23511. A petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified...

Section 23512. - 23512. A petition may consist of a single instrument or...

Section 23513. - 23513. A petition may designate not more than three persons...

Section 23514. - 23514. No petition shall be accepted for filing pursuant to...

Section 23515. - 23515. All petitions shall be filed with the clerk of...

Section 23516. - 23516. Within 30 days after the date of filing of...

Section 23517. - 23517. If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient...

Section 23518. - 23518. If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient,...

Section 23519. - 23519. In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk...

Section 23520. - 23520. Upon receipt of the certification of a petition for...

ARTICLE 3 - County Consolidation Review Commission

Section 23530. - 23530. Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23520, the...

Section 23531. - 23531. Within 10 days after notice of appointment and acceptance...

Section 23532. - 23532. The hearing may be continued from time to time...

Section 23533. - 23533. By citation or subpoena signed by its chairman and...

Section 23534. - 23534. All officers and employees of each affected county shall...

Section 23535. - 23535. The commission shall determine: (a) The fiscal impact of...

Section 23536. - 23536. In determining the fiscal impact of the proposed consolidation,...

Section 23537. - 23537. Members of the commission shall receive as compensation a...

Section 23538. - 23538. The commission shall adopt a resolution making its determinations...

ARTICLE 4 - Election

Section 23550. - 23550. Upon receiving the commission’s determinations, the board of supervisors...

Section 23551. - 23551. The proclamation and notice of election to determine whether...

Section 23552. - 23552. At the same time that the board of supervisors...

Section 23553. - 23553. The notice of election shall: (a) State distinctly the...

Section 23554. - 23554. All qualified electors of each affected county who have...

Section 23555. - 23555. Ballots at the election shall contain the words: (a)...

Section 23556. - 23556. Candidates for elective offices of the consolidated county shall...

Section 23557. - 23557. The election shall be governed and controlled by the...

Section 23558. - 23558. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 23559. - 23559. The elections official of the principal county shall cause...

Section 23560. - 23560. The clerk shall also prepare and mail to the...

Section 23561. - 23561. The law relating to the preparation, printing, and distribution...

Section 23562. - 23562. Except as otherwise provided by this article, the election...

Section 23563. - 23563. The board of each affected county shall appoint as...

Section 23564. - 23564. Immediately on the closing of the polls the election...

Section 23565. - 23565. The clerk of each affected county shall upon the...

Section 23566. - 23566. All costs of the election on county consolidation shall...

ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Consolidated Counties

Section 23567. - 23567. If upon a canvass of the total votes cast...

Section 23568. - 23568. The clerk of the principal county shall immediately make...

Section 23569. - 23569. All the officers elected at the election shall hold...

Section 23570. - 23570. The board of supervisors of the principal county shall...

Section 23571. - 23571. When the consolidated county is deemed legally established, the...

Section 23572. - 23572. Any county created by the consolidation of counties pursuant...

Section 23572.5. - 23572.5. The maximum tax rate for the consolidated county shall...

Section 23573. - 23573. The affected counties shall continue to provide necessary service...

Section 23574. - 23574. Notwithstanding any other provision of law no special district...

Section 23575. - 23575. After the establishment of the consolidated county its officers...

Section 23576. - 23576. The officers of each affected county shall immediately execute...

Section 23577. - 23577. The superior court of the principal county shall become...

Section 23578. - 23578. On or after the date the consolidated county is...

Section 23580. - 23580. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, consolidation does...