California Code
Streets and Highways Code - SHC
DIVISION 12 - THE MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1913

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 10000. - 10000. This division may be cited as the Municipal Improvement...

Section 10001. - 10001. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 10002. - 10002. “Improvement” includes all work and improvements authorized to be...

Section 10003. - 10003. “Municipality” and “city” include every city, city and county,...

Section 10004. - 10004. “Legislative body” includes any body which by law is...

Section 10005. - 10005. “City treasurer” includes any person or officer who has...

Section 10006. - 10006. “Install” includes construct, reconstruct, extend, repair, and maintain. (Added...

Section 10006.5. - 10006.5. Subject to the limitation of Section 10204.1, “incidental expense”...

Section 10007. - 10007. “Street” includes the whole or any part of one...

Section 10008. - 10008. “Assessment district” means the district of land to be...

Section 10009. - 10009. The provisions of this division apply to all counties...

Section 10010. - 10010. “Acquisition”, or any of its variants, means and includes...

Section 10011. - 10011. “Owner” means the person owning the fee, or the...

Section 10012. - 10012. This division shall be liberally construed in order to...

Section 10013. - 10013. Whenever any notice, resolution, order, or other matter is...

Section 10014. - 10014. The failure of the clerk to mail any notice...

Section 10015. - 10015. No notice, nor any publication of any notice, order,...

Section 10016. - 10016. Any resolution, notice, report, diagram, or assessment which is...

CHAPTER 2 - Improvements Authorized

Section 10100. - 10100. Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, the legislative...

Section 10100.1. - 10100.1. If the written consent of the owner of the...

Section 10100.2. - 10100.2. (a) (1) Whenever the public interest or convenience requires,...

Section 10100.3. - 10100.3. (a) Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, the...

Section 10100.5. - 10100.5. Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, the legislative...

Section 10100.6. - 10100.6. Following the levy of an assessment pursuant to this...

Section 10100.7. - 10100.7. The legislative body of any municipality which has entered...

Section 10100.8. - 10100.8. (a) Following the levy of an assessment pursuant to...

Section 10100.9. - 10100.9. Prior to any hearing pursuant to Section 10100.8, the...

Section 10101. - 10101. The legislative body may acquire any works or appliances...

Section 10102. - 10102. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, whenever the...

Section 10102.1. - 10102.1. The provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 relating...

Section 10102.2. - 10102.2. The provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 relating...

Section 10103. - 10103. The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5115)...

Section 10104. - 10104. When any proceeding is initiated under this division by...

Section 10105. - 10105. As an alternative procedure for constructing any improvement authorized...

Section 10106. - 10106. Under the alternative procedure the work to be done...

Section 10107. - 10107. The provisions of Chapter 26 of Part 3 of...

Section 10108. - 10108. A city may form a maintenance district, in which...

Section 10109. - 10109. Whenever the improvement or acquisition includes the acquiring or...

Section 10110. - 10110. Before the ordering of the work, acquisitions, or improvements...

Section 10110.1. - 10110.1. If an agreement entered into pursuant to Sections 10109...

Section 10111. - 10111. After the work, acquisitions or improvements have been completed...

Section 10112. - 10112. In the case of a proposal for a water...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Elections

Section 10120. - 10120. Approval of the owners of land for any improvements...

Section 10121. - 10121. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the election...

Section 10122. - 10122. The measure to be voted on shall include a...

Section 10123. - 10123. The proposition is approved if a majority of the...

Section 10124. - 10124. Notwithstanding Section 10123, the legislative body may delay the...

Section 10125. - 10125. If an assessment district is created pursuant to Section...

CHAPTER 3 - Resolution of Intention and Report

Section 10200. - 10200. Before ordering any improvement which is authorized by this...

Section 10201. - 10201. In the resolution of intention the legislative body may...

Section 10201.1. - 10201.1. As used in the chapter, “private utility damages” means...

Section 10202. - 10202. The proposed improvement may include any or all of...

Section 10203. - 10203. In the resolution of intention the legislative body shall...

Section 10204. - 10204. The report of the person or board to whom...

Section 10204.1. - 10204.1. If the assessment district consists, in whole or in...

Section 10204.2. - 10204.2. If improvement bonds are to be issued pursuant to...

Section 10204.5. - 10204.5. In preparing the report in which assessments are apportioned...

Section 10205. - 10205. The provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 relating...

Section 10206. - 10206. The provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 relating...

Section 10207. - 10207. The provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5150)...

Section 10208. - 10208. The exterior boundaries of the assessment district may be...

Section 10209. - 10209. In the assessment of land, credit may be given...

Section 10210. - 10210. To expedite the conduct of proceedings and the making...

CHAPTER 4 - Notice, Protest, and Hearing

Section 10300. - 10300. When the report provided for in Sections 10203 and...

Section 10301. - 10301. After passing on the report, the legislative body shall...

Section 10306. - 10306. The failure of the clerk to mail the notice...

Section 10310.4. - 10310.4. The legislative body may remedy, revise, and correct any...

Section 10311.1. - 10311.1. If it shall be necessary, in order to find...

Section 10311.5. - 10311.5. If the proposed improvement includes the acquisition of any...

Section 10312. - 10312. (a) When, upon the hearing, the proposed assessment provided...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Change of Work, Boundaries of Assessment District, Amounts of Assessments or Proceedings

Section 10350. - 10350. “Changes” as used in this chapter shall include corrections,...

Section 10351. - 10351. Unless the power to proceed shall have ceased at...

Section 10352. - 10352. All changes shall be made on notice and hearing...

Section 10353. - 10353. Before ordering any changes made, other than as provided...

Section 10354. - 10354. If said resolution proposes to include additional territory in...

Section 10355. - 10355. Written objection to the proposed changes may be filed...

Section 10356. - 10356. If as a result of any proposed changes the...

Section 10357. - 10357. Any changes made pursuant to this chapter shall be...

Section 10358. - 10358. Any changes made pursuant to this chapter shall not...

CHAPTER 4.7 - Alternative Procedure for Authorizing Assessments

Section 10360. - 10360. This chapter provides an alternative procedure for authorizing assessments...

Section 10362. - 10362. All provisions of this division shall apply to proceedings...

Section 10364. - 10364. For purposes of proceeding under this chapter, the report...

Section 10366. - 10366. (a) For purposes of proceeding under this chapter, the...

Section 10368. - 10368. For purposes of proceeding under this chapter, the assessment...

CHAPTER 5 - Levying and Collecting the Assessment

Section 10400. - 10400. The validity of an assessment or supplementary assessment levied...

Section 10401. - 10401. Upon the passage of the resolutions provided for in...

Section 10402. - 10402. The tax collector shall record the diagram and assessment...

Section 10402.5. - 10402.5. Upon the passage of the resolution provided for in...

Section 10403. - 10403. All assessments not paid within 30 days after they...

Section 10404. - 10404. (a) Notice of recordation of assessment shall be given...

Section 10405. - 10405. The tax collector shall fix a time and place...

Section 10406. - 10406. When the resolution of intention does not provide for...

Section 10407. - 10407. Within 30 days after the date of the delinquency,...

Section 10408. - 10408. The notice of sale published pursuant to Section 10407...

Section 10408.5. - 10408.5. (a) Not less than 45 days nor more than...

Section 10409. - 10409. At least 15 days prior to the date of...

Section 10410. - 10410. Upon the completion of the publishing and mailing of...

Section 10411. - 10411. At any time after delinquency and prior to the...

Section 10412. - 10412. At the time and place fixed in the notice,...

Section 10413. - 10413. The tax collector shall sell separately each parcel of...

Section 10414. - 10414. For each sale the tax collector shall issue an...

Section 10415. - 10415. At any time before the expiration of one year...

Section 10416. - 10416. The tax collector shall pay the redemption money to...

Section 10417. - 10417. If property sold pursuant to this chapter is not...

Section 10418. - 10418. At least 30 days before he applies for a...

Section 10419. - 10419. The person applying for a deed shall file with...

Section 10420. - 10420. If redemption of the property is made after such...

Section 10421. - 10421. No deed for any property sold for delinquent assessment...

Section 10422. - 10422. The deed of the tax collector conveys the title...

Section 10423. - 10423. The deed of the tax collector is prima facie...

Section 10424. - 10424. As fast as collected the tax collector shall pay...

Section 10424.2. - 10424.2. (a) If the Orange County Board of Supervisors determines,...

Section 10425. - 10425. If the first assessment or the sale of bonds...

Section 10426. - 10426. The supplemental assessment shall be made and collected in...

Section 10427. - 10427. After completion of the improvement and the payment of...

Section 10427.1. - 10427.1. (a) If there is no supplemental assessment, the entire...

Section 10427.2. - 10427.2. If, pursuant to Section 10427, the legislative body determines...

Section 10427.5. - 10427.5. If any work to be performed under this division...

Section 10428. - 10428. From the date of the recordation pursuant to Sections...

Section 10429. - 10429. The lien, whether bonds issued to represent the assessment...

Section 10430. - 10430. The lien of a reassessment and a refunding assessment...

Section 10506. - 10506. At any time after the preliminary approval of the...

Section 10507. - 10507. The legislative body, on ordering the municipality itself to...

Section 10508. - 10508. The cost and expenses of work executed by the...

CHAPTER 6.1 - Loan Repayment Assessment Districts

Section 10550. - 10550. (a) If a municipality has entered into a contract...

Section 10555. - 10555. The legislative body shall provide in the resolutions required...

CHAPTER 7 - Improvement Bonds

Section 10600. - 10600. The legislative body conducting the proceedings under the provisions...

Section 10600.1. - 10600.1. If provision is made for the issuance of bonds...

Section 10600.2. - 10600.2. The legislative body conducting the proceedings for the issuance...

Section 10600.5. - 10600.5. When the resolution of intention provides that bonds shall...

Section 10601. - 10601. An action to determine the validity of the assessment,...

Section 10602. - 10602. The bonds may be issued and sold as the...

Section 10602.5. - 10602.5. When the resolution of intention provides that bonds shall...

Section 10603. - 10603. When the resolution of intention provides for the issuance...

Section 10603.1. - 10603.1. In the event the city conducting the proceedings designates...

Section 10604. - 10604. The person who is to collect and receive the...

Section 10605. - 10605. The person collecting the assessments shall deposit the amounts...

Section 10606. - 10606. The legislative body may, in its resolution of intention,...

Section 10607. - 10607. The list of unpaid assessments shall be filed, the...

Section 10608. - 10608. The bond shall be entitled “Improvement Bond.” The provisions...

Section 10609. - 10609. In all cases where bonds are to be issued...

Section 10610. - 10610. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be conclusive...

CHAPTER 8 - Deferral of Assessments

Section 10700. - 10700. Notwithstanding any other law, the legislative body may determine,...

Section 10701. - 10701. The legislative body may determine criteria that property owners...

Section 10702. - 10702. No deferral arrangement may restrict, reduce, or eliminate any...

Section 10703. - 10703. Deferral may be provided through a year-to-year agreement between...

Section 10704. - 10704. Alternatively, the city may create a deferral fund for...

Section 10705. - 10705. A city may increase the principal amount of bonds...

Section 10706. - 10706. The amount of any deferred assessments, including interest at...