California Code
Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 14 - POLICE PROTECTION

PART 1 - POLICE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1 - In Unincorporated Towns

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 20000. - 20000. “District,” as used in this chapter, means a police...

Section 20001. - 20001. “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the board...

Section 20002. - 20002. “District board,” as used in this chapter, means the...

Section 20003. - 20003. “Commissioner,” as used in this chapter, means a member...

Section 20004. - 20004. Any reference in this chapter to a county or...

Section 20005. - 20005. No tax levied, assessed, or collected, and no election...

Section 20006. - 20006. A “precinct area” as used in this chapter means,...

Section 20007. - 20007. No district shall be created or organized pursuant to...

Section 20008. - 20008. Any district in existence on January 1, 2008, in...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Election on Formation

Section 20040. - 20040. The board shall call and give notice of an...

Section 20040.1. - 20040.1. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 20040.2. - 20040.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members...

Section 20040.3. - 20040.3. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 20040.4. - 20040.4. The elections officials in charge of conducting the election...

Section 20041. - 20041. The notice of the formation election shall contain: (a)...

Section 20042. - 20042. The county clerk shall publish the notice of election...

Section 20043. - 20043. At the formation election the first directors shall be...

Section 20044. - 20044. No person shall be a candidate for the district...

Section 20045. - 20045. The election shall be conducted, candidates nominated, the votes...

Section 20046. - 20046. If a majority of votes cast are in favor...

Section 20047. - 20047. No person is entitled to vote on the question...

ARTICLE 3 - Administration

Section 20060. - 20060. A district shall be governed by a district board...

Section 20061. - 20061. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all district...

Section 20062. - 20062. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the terms...

Section 20068. - 20068. A vacancy occurring in the office of an elected...

Section 20069. - 20069. Every commissioner shall serve without compensation. (Enacted by Stats....

Section 20070. - 20070. The district board shall adopt all rules and regulations...

Section 20070.5. - 20070.5. (a) A district’s police department, police chief, and employees...

Section 20071. - 20071. (a) The district board shall determine the number of...

Section 20071.5. - 20071.5. The district may contract with a municipality within the...

Section 20072. - 20072. For the purpose of housing its police equipment and...

Section 20073. - 20073. Before acquiring any real property for a police station,...

Section 20074. - 20074. All real property for a police station acquired pursuant...

Section 20075. - 20075. The district board may pay for any real property...

Section 20076. - 20076. The district board may dispose of any real property...

Section 20077. - 20077. The district board may make and award contracts and...

Section 20078. - 20078. The district board shall keep a correct record of...

Section 20079. - 20079. Each commissioner shall, at the expiration of his term...

Section 20080. - 20080. All accounts, bills, and demands against the district shall...

Section 20081. - 20081. In addition to the duties specified in this chapter,...

ARTICLE 4 - Taxation

Section 20101. - 20101. The district board shall call an election at which...

Section 20102. - 20102. The election shall be called by posting notices in...

Section 20103. - 20103. The notice shall specify the time and place of...

Section 20104. - 20104. The ballots used at the election shall contain the...

Section 20105. - 20105. The district board shall appoint three judges and two...

Section 20106. - 20106. Within twenty-four hours after the election, the judges of...

Section 20107. - 20107. If the majority of the votes cast are in...

Section 20108. - 20108. The district board shall make an annual estimate of...

Section 20109. - 20109. The auditor of each county in which a district...

Section 20110. - 20110. A district may levy special taxes services pursuant to...

Section 20112. - 20112. All money collected pursuant to this article shall be...

Section 20113. - 20113. The county treasurer shall not receive any compensation for...

ARTICLE 4.1 - Claims

Section 20115. - 20115. All claims for money or damages against the district...