§ 39425 A petition for the formation of a district shall set forth …
§ 39426 The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, which …
§ 39427 The petitioners shall file with the petition a list of the names and …
§ 39428 The petition shall also be accompanied by a sufficient undertaking, …
§ 39429 The department may require the furnishing of any additional …
§ 39430 The formation petition and accompanying documents shall be presented …
§ 39431 Signatures to the petition may be withdrawn at any time before its …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 14 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 > Article 2 - Petition

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10