§ 15701 A district may be incorporated and managed in unincorporated …
§ 15702 Whenever the people of unincorporated territory desire to organize a …
§ 15703 The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, all …
§ 15704 Each petition shall name or describe the territory within which the …
§ 15705 The county elections official shall within 30 days examine and verify …
§ 15706 If the county elections official, by his or her certificate, finds …
§ 15707 If a supplemental petition is filed, all signatures appended to the …
§ 15708 After the election for the incorporation of the proposed district, …
§ 15709 Notwithstanding any provision of law, for purposes of this division …

Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 7 > Chapter 2 > Article 1 - Petition for Formation

  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • 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.