California Public Utilities Code 33002.4 – (a) Where land in the benefit district is owned in joint …
(a) Where land in the benefit district is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of that land shall designate in writing which one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of that land for purposes of qualifying as a voter.
(b) The legal representative of a corporation or an estate owning real property in the benefit district may act on behalf of the corporation or the estate.
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 33002.4
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- District: as used in this part , means the Southern California Rapid Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 30004
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
- Tenancy in common: A type of property ownership in which two or more individuals have an undivided interest in property. At the death of one tenant in common, his (her) fractional percentage of ownership in the property passes to the decedent
(c) (1) For purposes of this chapter, “legal representative” means an official of a corporation owning real property in the benefit district.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, “legal representative” also means a guardian, conservator, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property in the benefit district who is all of the following:
(A) The person is appointed under the laws of this state.
(B) The person is entitled to the possession of the estate’s real property.
(C) The person is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular right, privilege, or immunity which he or she seeks to exercise.
(d) Before a legal representative acts as a voter at a district election, the legal representative shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his or her authority which shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1322, Sec. 4.)