California Code
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...

Section 13801. - 13801. The Legislature finds and declares that the local provision...

Section 13802. - 13802. As used in this part: (a) “City” means any...

Section 13803. - 13803. (a) This part provides the authority for the organization...

Section 13804. - 13804. This part is necessary for the public health, safety,...

Section 13805. - 13805. If any provision of this part or the application...

Section 13806. - 13806. Any action to determine the validity of the organization...

CHAPTER 2 - Area

Section 13810. - 13810. Any territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or...

Section 13811. - 13811. Territory which has been classified as a state responsibility...

Section 13812. - 13812. The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division...

CHAPTER 3 - Formation

ARTICLE 1 - Initiation

Section 13815. - 13815. A new district may be formed pursuant to this...

Section 13816. - 13816. A proposal to form a new district may be...

Section 13817. - 13817. (a) Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall...

Section 13818. - 13818. The petition shall be signed by not less than...

Section 13819. - 13819. A petition may consist of a single instrument or...

Section 13820. - 13820. (a) Within 30 days after the date of filing...

Section 13821. - 13821. (a) A proposal to form a new district may...

Section 13822. - 13822. Once the chief petitioners have filed a sufficient petition...

ARTICLE 2 - Election

Section 13823. - 13823. (a) If the local agency formation commission approves the...

Section 13823.5. - 13823.5. After the local agency formation commission approves the formation...

Section 13824. - 13824. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 13825. - 13825. (a) The chief petitioners or the agency filing the...

Section 13826. - 13826. The elections officials in charge of conducting the election...

Section 13827. - 13827. The notice of election shall contain all of the...

Section 13828. - 13828. (a) The formation election and the election of members...

Section 13829. - 13829. If the majority of the votes cast at the...

Section 13830. - 13830. If the district lies in one county, immediately after...

Section 13831. - 13831. (a) No informality in any proceeding, including informality in...

ARTICLE 3 - Selection of the Initial Board of Directors

Section 13834. - 13834. The initial board of directors of a district formed...

Section 13835. - 13835. In the case of a district which contains only...

Section 13836. - 13836. In the case of a district which contains only...

Section 13837. - 13837. In the case of a district which contains unincorporated...

Section 13838. - 13838. In the case of a district which includes only...

Section 13839. - 13839. In the case of a district which includes only...

CHAPTER 4 - Existing Board of Directors and Officers

Section 13840. - 13840. Every district shall be governed by a legislative body...

Section 13841. - 13841. Except in the case where a county board of...

Section 13842. - 13842. Except in the case where a county board of...

Section 13843. - 13843. (a) The term of office of each member of...

Section 13844. - 13844. If a county board of supervisors or a city...

Section 13845. - 13845. (a) Except in the case where a county board...

Section 13846. - 13846. (a) In the case of an elected district board,...

Section 13847. - 13847. In the case of a district board elected by...

Section 13848. - 13848. (a) If a majority of the voters voting upon...

Section 13849. - 13849. (a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to Section 13845,...

Section 13850. - 13850. (a) Sections 100 and 104 of the Elections Code...

Section 13851. - 13851. (a) Within 30 days after the date of filing...

Section 13852. - 13852. (a) Any vacancy in the office of a member...

Section 13853. - 13853. (a) Within 60 days after their initial election or...

Section 13854. - 13854. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the county...

Section 13855. - 13855. A district board shall meet at least once every...

Section 13856. - 13856. (a) A majority of the district board shall constitute...

Section 13857. - 13857. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), each member of the...

CHAPTER 5 - General Powers and Duties

Section 13860. - 13860. A district has perpetual succession. (Repealed and added by...

Section 13861. - 13861. A district shall have and may exercise all rights...

Section 13862. - 13862. A district shall have the power to provide the...

Section 13863. - 13863. (a) A district may enter into mutual aid agreements...

Section 13864. - 13864. A district may lease or rent any property from...

Section 13865. - 13865. A district may join any local, state, or national...

Section 13866. - 13866. A district may authorize its directors and employees to...

Section 13867. - 13867. The acquisition of any equipment for fire protection purposes...

Section 13868. - 13868. (a) A district board shall keep a record of...

Section 13869. - 13869. A district may adopt a fire prevention code by...

Section 13869.7. - 13869.7. (a) Any fire protection district organized pursuant to Part...

Section 13870. - 13870. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district...

Section 13871. - 13871. (a) Any citation issued by a district for violation...

Section 13872. - 13872. A district may, by ordinance, authorize its fire chief,...

Section 13872.5. - 13872.5. The fire chief of a city, city and county,...

Section 13873. - 13873. Employees of a district shall have the powers of...

Section 13874. - 13874. If a district board has adopted regulations for the...

Section 13875. - 13875. A district may prepare and disseminate information and operate...

Section 13876. - 13876. A district board may adopt a resolution to change...

Section 13877. - 13877. A district board may authorize the use of any...

Section 13878. - 13878. A district may contract with any person or public...

Section 13879. - 13879. A district board may abate hazardous weeds and rubbish...

CHAPTER 6 - Elections

Section 13885. - 13885. Except as otherwise provided in this part, districts are...

Section 13886. - 13886. A district board may require that its election of...

Section 13887. - 13887. The expense of an election on the question of...

CHAPTER 7 - Finance

Section 13890. - 13890. On or before June 30 of each year, a...

Section 13891. - 13891. On or after July 1 of each year, the...

Section 13892. - 13892. If the district board determines that the amount of...

Section 13893. - 13893. (a) On or before June 30 of each year,...

Section 13894. - 13894. At the time and place specified for the meeting,...

Section 13895. - 13895. On or before October 1 of each year, after...

Section 13896. - 13896. The auditor of each county in which a district...

Section 13897. - 13897. A district may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant...

Section 13898. - 13898. A district may accept any revenue, money, grants, goods,...

Section 13899. - 13899. All taxes and assessments levied under this chapter shall...

Section 13900. - 13900. At any regular meeting or properly noticed special meeting,...

Section 13901. - 13901. If it finds that an emergency affects the ability...

Section 13902. - 13902. (a) A district board may establish a reserve for...

Section 13903. - 13903. (a) All claims for money or damages against a...

Section 13904. - 13904. If a warrant is presented to the district treasurer...

Section 13905. - 13905. Notwithstanding Section 13903, a district board may adopt a...

Section 13906. - 13906. (a) A district may acquire any necessary property by...

CHAPTER 8 - Alternative Revenues

Section 13910. - 13910. Whenever the district board determines that the amount of...

Section 13911. - 13911. A district may levy a special tax pursuant to...

Section 13912. - 13912. A district may levy a special tax pursuant to...

Section 13913. - 13913. A district may levy a special tax pursuant to...

Section 13914. - 13914. A district may levy an assessment for fire suppression...

Section 13915. - 13915. A district may levy assessments to finance capital improvements...

Section 13916. - 13916. (a) A district board may charge a fee to...

Section 13917. - 13917. A district board may charge residents or taxpayers of...

Section 13918. - 13918. Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code, a district...

Section 13919. - 13919. A district board may waive payment of a fee...

CHAPTER 9 - General Obligation Bonds

Section 13925. - 13925. Whenever a district board determines that it is necessary...

Section 13926. - 13926. The resolution shall state: (a) The purpose for which...

Section 13927. - 13927. The election shall be conducted pursuant to the Uniform...

Section 13928. - 13928. If two-thirds of voters voting upon the proposition favor...

Section 13929. - 13929. The district board may provide for the issuance of...

Section 13930. - 13930. The district board shall adopt a resolution prescribing the...

Section 13931. - 13931. The district board may provide for the call and...

Section 13932. - 13932. The principal and interest of the bonds shall be...

Section 13933. - 13933. (a) The bonds shall be dated, numbered consecutively, and...

Section 13934. - 13934. (a) Before selling the bonds or coupons, the district...

Section 13935. - 13935. (a) All premiums and accrued interest received from the...

Section 13936. - 13936. Any general obligation bonds issued by a district have...

Section 13937. - 13937. A district shall not incur a bonded indebtedness in...

Section 13938. - 13938. (a) After incurring a general obligation indebtedness, and annually...

CHAPTER 10 - Service Zones

Section 13950. - 13950. (a) Whenever a district board determines that it is...

Section 13951. - 13951. A district board may change the boundaries of a...

Section 13952. - 13952. A local agency formation commission shall have no power...

Section 13953. - 13953. As determined by the district board, a service zone...

Section 13954. - 13954. As determined by the district board and pursuant to...

Section 13955. - 13955. Any taxes, special taxes, assessments, or fees which are...

Section 13956. - 13956. To assist it in the operation of a service...

CHAPTER 11 - Employee Relations

Section 13960. - 13960. (a) The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section...

Section 13961. - 13961. (a) A district board may adopt an ordinance establishing...

Section 13962. - 13962. (a) Upon receipt of a petition proposing an employee...

Section 13963. - 13963. When more than one district is governed by the...

Section 13964. - 13964. If a county board of supervisors has appointed itself...

Section 13965. - 13965. If the civil service commission or body performing employee...

Section 13966. - 13966. (a) In the case of a district where the...

Section 13967. - 13967. A district board may require any employee of the...

Section 13968. - 13968. A district board may provide for any programs for...

Section 13969. - 13969. A district board shall train all employees of the...

Section 13970. - 13970. A fire protection district shall be considered a “fire...