California Code
DIVISION 14 - STREET LIGHTING
PART 4 - THE HIGHWAY LIGHTING DISTRICT ACT

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 19000. - 19000. This part may be cited as the Highway Lighting...

Section 19001. - 19001. This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its...

Section 19002. - 19002. This part provides an alternative system for making the...

Section 19003. - 19003. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,...

Section 19004. - 19004. “Street lighting system” or “system” includes any system of...

Section 19005. - 19005. “Clerk” or “county clerk” means any person or officer...

Section 19006. - 19006. “Service,” and any of its variants, means and includes...

Section 19007. - 19007. “Governing body” refers to the board of supervisors of...

Section 19008. - 19008. “Public highway” or “highway” includes any highway, county highway,...

CHAPTER 2 - Proceedings for the Formation of the District

Section 19030. - 19030. In accordance with the provisions of this part any...

Section 19031. - 19031. Proceedings for the formation of a highway lighting district...

Section 19032. - 19032. The petition shall contain the name of the proposed...

Section 19033. - 19033. The name of the proposed district shall be in...

Section 19034. - 19034. Upon the presentation of a petition requesting that the...

Section 19035. - 19035. If the certifying officer certifies that the petition bears...

Section 19036. - 19036. The county assessment roll last equalized at the time...

Section 19037. - 19037. The affidavit of the person who circulated and obtained...

CHAPTER 3 - Protests and Hearing

Section 19050. - 19050. The board of supervisors shall fix a time, not...

Section 19051. - 19051. The clerk shall cause notices of the filing and...

Section 19052. - 19052. The clerk shall also cause a notice, similar in...

Section 19053. - 19053. Any person interested, who objects either to the formation...

Section 19054. - 19054. The board of supervisors shall hear and pass upon...

Section 19055. - 19055. If any person protests against the extent of the...

Section 19056. - 19056. In the event that an ordinance requires the installation...

CHAPTER 4 - Authority to Proceed

Section 19070. - 19070. If no protests are filed, or if all protests...

Section 19071. - 19071. If the board finds that the petition was signed...

CHAPTER 5 - Calling and Conducting the Election

Section 19090. - 19090. Within 30 days after acquiring jurisdiction to proceed, the...

Section 19091. - 19091. The election shall be called by posting notice thereof...

Section 19092. - 19092. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the...

Section 19093. - 19093. Every registered voter in the jurisdiction shall be entitled...

Section 19094. - 19094. The precinct boards shall canvass the votes in accordance...

CHAPTER 6 - Establishing the District

Section 19110. - 19110. If a majority of the votes cast at the...

Section 19111. - 19111. If a majority of the votes cast are against...

Section 19112. - 19112. The fact of the filing of the petition, and...

CHAPTER 7 - Authority of the Governing Body

Section 19130. - 19130. The board of supervisors of the county in which...

Section 19131. - 19131. The district may sue and be sued. (Added by...

Section 19132. - 19132. The governing body shall: (a) Make all rules, regulations...

CHAPTER 8 - Bids and Award of Contracts

Section 19151. - 19151. In granting authority to install the system and in...

CHAPTER 9 - Installation of Additional Lights

Section 19160. - 19160. Proceedings for the installation and maintenance of additional lights...

Section 19161. - 19161. Upon institution of proceedings pursuant to Section 19160, if...

Section 19161.1. - 19161.1. Whenever the board of supervisors levies an assessment authorized...

Section 19162. - 19162. If the governing body determines that it will not...

CHAPTER 9.5 - Replacement of Obsolete Lighting System in Existing District

Section 19165. - 19165. Upon the receipt of a petition signed by owners...

Section 19165.1. - 19165.1. As an alternative to the petition procedure, the board...

Section 19166. - 19166. A petition asking for the removal of obsolete lights...

Section 19167. - 19167. Upon the presentation of a petition pursuant to this...

Section 19168. - 19168. If the certifying officer certifies that the petition bears...

Section 19169. - 19169. Upon the date fixed for the hearing, or at...

Section 19170. - 19170. If the board of supervisors determines with respect to...

Section 19171. - 19171. With respect to a petition for the replacement of...

Section 19172. - 19172. The provisions of Sections 19036 and 19037 apply to...

Section 19173. - 19173. A statement regarding the boundaries of a zone established...

Section 19174. - 19174. In order that the obsolete system may be removed...

Section 19175. - 19175. The board of supervisors may, from time to time,...

Section 19176. - 19176. The board of supervisors shall, in the first fiscal...

Section 19176.1. - 19176.1. Whenever the board of supervisors levies an assessment authorized...

Section 19177. - 19177. A zone shall remain in existence for the period...

CHAPTER 10 - Estimating and Levying the Assessment

Section 19180. - 19180. On or before the first day of September of...

Section 19180.1. - 19180.1. Whenever the board of supervisors levies an assessment authorized...

Section 19181. - 19181. When the estimate has been made, the board of...

Section 19182. - 19182. If a district is organized in any year too...

Section 19183. - 19183. If any lights have been maintained by public subscription...

Section 19184. - 19184. The special tax shall be levied, computed, entered, collected,...

Section 19185. - 19185. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of...

CHAPTER 10.5 - Claims

Section 19190. - 19190. All claims for money or damages against the district...

CHAPTER 11 - Disposition of Funds

Section 19200. - 19200. The revenue derived from the special tax, together with...

Section 19201. - 19201. Any funds arising from assessments made under this part...

Section 19202. - 19202. The governing body of any highway lighting district may...

CHAPTER 12 - Annexation of Territory

Section 19210. - 19210. Territory in the same county whether contiguous or not...

Section 19211. - 19211. At the first regular meeting after the petition has...

Section 19212. - 19212. Upon the date fixed for the hearing, or at...

Section 19213. - 19213. Any territory which will not be benefited, by inclusion...

Section 19214. - 19214. The order of annexation shall be conclusive evidence of...

Section 19215. - 19215. If a petition, signed by 15 or more taxpayers...

CHAPTER 13 - Withdrawal of Territory

Section 19230. - 19230. Any portion of the territory of a highway lighting...

Section 19231. - 19231. The board of supervisors shall fix a time and...

Section 19232. - 19232. At least 10 days before the time fixed for...

Section 19233. - 19233. Any person interested may appear at the hearing and...

Section 19234. - 19234. Upon the withdrawal of any territory from the district,...

CHAPTER 14 - Dissolution by Petition

Section 19250. - 19250. Proceedings for the dissolution of the district may be...

Section 19251. - 19251. If a majority of the votes cast at the...

Section 19252. - 19252. Upon the dissolution of the district the title to...

Section 19253. - 19253. If at the time of the election to dissolve...

CHAPTER 15 - Dissolution by Annexation or Incorporation Proceedings

Section 19270. - 19270. Upon the inclusion of all of the territory embraced...

Section 19271. - 19271. If all of the territory of the district is...

Section 19272. - 19272. If all of the territory of the district is...

Section 19273. - 19273. Each city shall be liable for such proportionate part...

Section 19274. - 19274. After all of its territory has been included in...

CHAPTER 15.5 - Dissolution Upon Annexation to Maintenance District or Establishment of a County Service Area, a Community Services District, or a City

Section 19280. - 19280. (a) A district organized under this part may be...

Section 19280.5. - 19280.5. A district organized under this part may be dissolved...

Section 19281. - 19281. If the board of supervisors finds that all of...

Section 19282. - 19282. The dissolution shall be effective upon the filing with...

CHAPTER 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 19290. - 19290. Whenever any portion of a district is included within...

Section 19291. - 19291. If a portion of the territory embraced in any...

CHAPTER 17 - Temporary Zones

Section 19300. - 19300. A petition asking for the installation and maintenance of...

Section 19301. - 19301. A petition for annexation filed pursuant to Chapter 12...

Section 19302. - 19302. Upon the presentation of a petition pursuant to this...

Section 19303. - 19303. If the certifying officer certifies that the petition bears...

Section 19304. - 19304. Upon the date fixed for the hearing, or at...

Section 19305. - 19305. If the board of supervisors determines, with respect to...

Section 19306. - 19306. If the board of supervisors determines, with respect to...

Section 19307. - 19307. The provisions of Sections 19036 and 19037 apply to...

Section 19308. - 19308. A statement regarding the boundaries of a zone established...

Section 19309. - 19309. In order that the lights proposed to be installed...

Section 19310. - 19310. The board of supervisors may, from time to time,...

Section 19310.5. - 19310.5. Any area of the district, or of a zone...

Section 19311. - 19311. The board of supervisors shall, in the first fiscal...

Section 19311.1. - 19311.1. (a) The board of supervisors shall not levy assessments...

Section 19312. - 19312. A zone shall remain in existence for the period...

Section 19313. - 19313. Where the board of supervisors or legislative body has...

Section 19314. - 19314. If a highway lighting district is divided into tax...

CHAPTER 18 - Consolidation

Section 19320. - 19320. At any time after the establishment of two or...

Section 19321. - 19321. The board shall fix a time and place for...

Section 19322. - 19322. The notice shall be headed “Notice of the proposed...

Section 19323. - 19323. The notice shall state that it is proposed to...

Section 19324. - 19324. At the time and place fixed for hearing or...

Section 19325. - 19325. At the conclusion of the hearing the board may...

Section 19326. - 19326. If the board determines to consolidate any of the...

Section 19327. - 19327. The district resulting from the consolidation of two or...

Section 19328. - 19328. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district resulting...