The county assessor in each county who is designated to perform the duty of assessing property for a local taxing jurisdiction shall, upon request of the governing body of such jurisdiction, excluding a school district, furnish not later than May 15th of each year an estimate of the assessed valuation of property within such jurisdiction for the succeeding fiscal year. Such request shall be made on or before February 20th of each year. The estimate required herein shall contain estimates of the total of each of the items contained on the assessment roll as well as the estimated total valuation.

(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 868.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 27421

  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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