This section explains that the process described here is the only method allowed for changing, altering, or reforming county boundaries if it’s not already permitted under a different specified law (Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 3).

This section defines several terms used in the context of county boundary changes in California. An 'accepting county' is the one that takes in new territory due to a boundary change, while a 'transferring county' is the one giving up territory. A 'clerk' refers to someone responsible for election-related duties, involving the board or registrar of voters. The 'commission' is the County Boundary Review Commission. 'Indebtedness' includes the county's financial liabilities from long-term contracts, excluding short-term expenses, and calculated after offsetting certain revenues. An 'owner' is typically the person listed in the property's most recent tax roll, unless there is a purchasing agreement. 'Uninhabited territory' is defined as having fewer than 12 registered voters. Finally, 'value of the uninhabited territory' refers to the land and improvements value.

This law states that the processes described in this article do not follow the rules set by the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, which deals with how local government boundaries and formations are managed.

You can start the process to change the boundary lines between counties by filing a petition or having a resolution passed by either county's legislative body or any city within those counties. This must be filed with the clerk of the county from which land might be transferred.

This law requires a petition to include several specific details if you want to change a boundary line between counties. You need to clearly describe the new boundary line, confirm it doesn't cut through any city, state the size of the area being transferred in square miles, detail the population effects on each county involved, and name both the county giving up and the one receiving the territory.

This law section states that a petition must be signed by at least 25% of registered voters from each affected county based on the voter registration numbers from the last governor's election.

This law explains how land can be transferred from one county to another in California when the land is uninhabited. The process can start with a petition from owners who hold at least one-fourth of the land, both in size and value. The value is based on the county's latest assessment records. The petition also needs to meet other specific requirements outlined in the relevant article.

This law requires that after signing a petition, a person (elector) must include their county of residence, street address or some form of identifiable residence location, and the date on which they signed.

This law states that a petition can be created as one single document or divided into multiple parts.

This law allows a petition to list up to three people as the primary organizers, called chief petitioners, and includes their names and mailing addresses.

This section specifies the time limits for collecting and submitting signatures on a petition. All signatures must be gathered within six months after the first signature is collected. After the last signature is affixed, the petition must be submitted within 60 days. If these deadlines aren't met, the petition is invalid but can be filed as a public record, allowing another petition to be started.

When filing a petition in a transfer case, you need to file it with the clerk's office in the county where the transfer is happening. Also, make sure to submit all copies of the petition at the same time.

This law states that after a petition is filed, the clerk in the county where the petition is being transferred has 30 days to check if enough people have signed it. After reviewing, the clerk must certify the examination results.

If a petition is found to lack enough valid signatures, the clerk will notify the main petitioners by mail and keep the petition on file as a public document. This doesn't stop petitioners from submitting a new petition later.

If a petition is verified and deemed sufficient by the clerk, they must quickly send a copy of this certification to the board of supervisors of the relevant counties and to each main petitioner involved.

This law section says that when a clerk certifies a petition, they must check each signature against that person's voter registration records in the county where the person lives.

This law states that if a county wants to start the process to change its boundaries, the resolution they create must include all the information that would be needed in a petition as detailed in another part of the law, specifically Section 23234.

When a petition or resolution is certified, the board of the county from which something is being transferred must quickly send a copy of this certification or resolution to the Governor.

When there's a proposed change to a county boundary in California, the Governor must set up a County Boundary Review Commission. This commission will have five members. Two members should live in the area that's being considered for transfer, two should live in the county that would receive the new area, and one member should not live in either place.

This law outlines the responsibilities of a commission regarding county boundary changes. It requires the commission to fairly split any debts between the counties involved and evaluate the financial effects of the boundary change on each county. The commission must also assess if each county will remain economically viable after the change. It will establish new boundary lines and create procedures for shifting services and duties from one county to another. Additionally, both counties must be divided into five equal population districts, and their road and school districts must be reorganized as needed, ideally maintaining existing districts wherever possible.

This section outlines how a commission should evaluate the financial impact of a proposed change to county boundaries. It involves looking at the costs of providing services and the projected income in each county, as well as considering how decreasing revenue might affect each county's financial health.

This section requires that within 10 days of being appointed, the members of a commission must meet at the main office of the transferring county to organize by electing a chairman. They also need to appoint a secretary, who cannot be a commission member.

After this initial meeting, the commission can select different times and places for their meetings. To conduct business, over half of the commissioners need to be present.

This law explains that if there is a proposed change to a county boundary, a commission must hold a public hearing to gather information and address any objections or protests. Notice of this hearing must be published in a local newspaper for each affected county.

Written notices must be sent to chief petitioners, and if the land in question is uninhabited, the notice must also go to each landowner based on the latest county assessment roll. If the land includes state-owned tidal or submerged land, the State Lands Commission must also be informed. Notices to landowners and the State Lands Commission must be sent 20 and 45 days before the hearing respectively, unless all landowners have agreed in writing to the boundary change.

Before the hearing on changing property boundaries concludes, any property owner in the uninhabited area being considered for transfer can file a written protest. This protest must include the owner's name and a description of the property that matches the latest assessment roll. You don't need a detailed boundary description if the property can be identified otherwise. An owner's agent can protest with written authorization, while a corporate property owner's officer or employee can protest without needing such authorization.

If an area that's not inhabited is proposed to be transferred, a hearing is held to consider property owners' protests. If the area contains only private property, the transfer won't proceed if owners of half the property's value protest. This value is based on the most recent tax assessment, or if tax-exempt, the county assessor's valuation.

If both private and public properties are involved, the protest must again represent half the value for the transfer to stop. Public property value is similarly determined by the county assessor. For property held in shared ownership, the protest value is based on the owner's share.

If a property is under a purchase agreement, only the buyer can protest, not the listed owner. Assessments used to argue protests must be sourced from the county assessor and submitted with the protest.

This law explains that after a hearing about transferring uninhabited land, the commission has up to 30 days to decide if most property owners object. If it doesn't decide in time, it's assumed that the protest is valid. If the majority does protest, the transfer can't happen for a year unless all affected property owners agree.

This section states that during a scheduled hearing, the commission must listen to and can approve or reject any requests for exclusion that have been submitted according to the related sections.

If you're a property owner and your land is next to an area that's about to change county boundaries, you can write to the commission asking to keep your property out of the change. Just make sure your request clearly identifies your property before the final decision is made.

If you're a registered voter in a specific area that's about to be transferred to another jurisdiction, you can request for your area to be excluded from this transfer. You need to provide enough detail in your request so that the area you're talking about is clearly identified.

In California, county boundary lines cannot be changed if doing so results in a narrow piece of land less than 200 feet wide and more than 300 feet long, creates a piece of land that is only a highway, or splits up the area of an incorporated city.

This section explains that the commission can continue hearings about protests and requests for exclusions over time as it makes its decisions. The commission has the authority to require people to attend and bring any necessary documents by issuing a citation or subpoena. Additionally, all officers and employees from the relevant counties must assist the commission by performing any needed functions and providing requested documents essential for the commission's tasks.

This section explains how financial responsibilities are divided when a piece of territory is transferred from one county to another. It allows the commission to decide how debt should be fairly shared between the two counties. The accepting county may need to raise special taxes or service charges to cover its share of the debt. The commission also examines the total property values in both counties and the area being transferred to assist in making these decisions.

This rule says that if a county in California transfers some of its land to another county, a commission must figure out what property, like land and buildings, is included in the transfer. They also need to assess its value. If the transfer happens, all this property will belong to the county that receives the land, as long as any debts related to the property are settled according to the commission's guidelines.

This law explains what happens to tax obligations when a territory changes from one county to another. When a boundary changes, the area moving to a new county won't have to pay taxes for the old county's debt starting the year after the boundary change is voted on. Similarly, areas staying in the old county won't have to pay taxes on debts that the new county takes over, also starting the year after the vote. However, this doesn't affect the rights of bondholders, who can still enforce their rights, or change responsibilities if debts aren't paid.

This law states that members of a commission get paid up to $50 per day when they are working, along with their actual costs for doing their duties. If a boundary change happens, the county that accepts the change pays for all the commission's expenses, including office supplies and incidental costs. If there is no change, both affected counties share these costs equally.

This law requires a commission to create and sign a report about proposed boundary changes between counties within 180 days of its last member's appointment. The commission's findings become the official terms for the boundary change, and they are binding if the legal process for the change completes. If the affected area has people living in it or if there's no protest in uninhabited areas, county supervisors have 30 days to approve or reject the change after receiving the report.

If a board says 'no' to a proposed boundary change, the process stops right there. You can't try to make almost the same change again for at least a year. However, both boards can decide to allow a new proposal sooner if they think it's beneficial for the public.

If a piece of land that doesn't have any residents is going to be transferred from one county to another, and no significant opposition has been raised, and both counties agree to the change, then the boundary change becomes official. This happens when both counties file their approval with the Secretary of State. They must also specify when the responsibilities and services for the new territory will change hands according to another section of the law.

This law states that if an inhabited area is proposed to be transferred from one county to another, and both counties have agreed to the change, the county giving up the territory must organize an election for the people living in the area. This election is to decide if the boundary change should happen. The election must be held on the next scheduled election date that is at least 74 days after an official determination is received.

This law requires that a proclamation and notice for an upcoming election in an area proposed for transfer must be published in a widely-read local newspaper, starting at least 70 days before the election date, and repeated weekly for three weeks. If there's no local newspaper, the information should be posted in at least three prominent places throughout the area, also starting no less than 70 days before the election.

This section outlines what must be included in the notice of an election concerning changes to county boundaries. It specifies that the notice should detail what people are voting on and what the new county boundaries will be if approved. Voters and citizen groups can submit arguments for or against the change, which must be filed 54 days before the election. Only one argument for and one against will be included in the ballot pamphlet, and these arguments must be 500 words or less and have up to three signatures.

This law states that people who are registered to vote in a county at least 30 days before an election can vote if the election is about whether a certain area is transferred to a different county. They must follow the same rules for registering and updating their voter information as in a general state election.

This law section explains how the ballots for an election regarding the transfer of a territory from one county to another should be formatted. Voters will see options to vote 'Yes' or 'No' for the transfer and will indicate their choice by marking a cross next to their preferred option.

This law section means that the rules for conducting an election will follow the state's general election laws unless there are specific rules in this article that say otherwise.

This law dictates that if there are multiple arguments for and against a proposed boundary change, the clerk of the transferring county must choose one argument from each side to be printed and shared with voters. The selection process prioritizes certain groups in the following order: first, the board of supervisors or their authorized members; second, city councils within the affected counties or their authorized members; finally, qualified voters or legitimate citizen groups.

This law requires that before a vote on a proposed boundary change, the elections official must print and send a ballot pamphlet to every qualified voter in the area affected. This pamphlet will include an impartial analysis of the boundary change, a summary of its fiscal impact and viability, the commission's terms and conditions, and arguments both for and against the change. It must be mailed at least 10 days before the election and is considered official election material.

This law requires that the clerk send a sample ballot to voters in the area that is being considered for a transfer. The sample ballot should be sent out along with the ballot pamphlet.

This law states that the rules for preparing, printing, and distributing sample ballots for primary elections do not apply to elections conducted under this specific set of rules.

This law section means that when an election is held due to the transfer of a territory or area to another jurisdiction, it will be conducted like any other election in the county that is giving up the area, unless this article specifies otherwise.

This law requires that the board of a county, which is involved in a transfer process, appoints three election officers. These officers must be residents of the county affected by this transfer.

Right after the polls close, election officers must do several things: count the votes, fill out and certify the tally sheets, seal the ballots, and attach a signed statement from each officer that shows how many votes were for or against a proposition. Finally, they need to seal up the tally sheets.

This law requires that after an election, the county clerk in the area considering a transfer must send a certified report of the voting results to their county board. This report should include details on how many votes were for and against the proposed transfer.

This law section explains what happens when more than 50% of voters in a specific area agree to change county boundaries. If the majority supports the change, the board of supervisors in the county transferring the land must officially announce the election results and confirm the boundary change through a resolution filed with the Secretary of State.

The law also requires the board to specify when services and responsibilities will be transferred from the original county to the new one. This transition should happen smoothly within two fiscal years according to agreed terms.

This law says that when a county's territory is transferred to another county, the original county's board of supervisors must file a copy of the resolution (official decision or plan) with the State Board of Equalization, the Secretary of State, and the board of supervisors of the new county accepting the territory.

This law outlines the process for handling votes on proposed boundary changes in a county. If 50% or less of the votes within the area to be transferred support the change, the proposal fails, and the county board of supervisors must formally declare it defeated. Any similar boundary change proposals cannot be considered again for one year.

This law states that if there is an election about changing a county boundary and the change goes through, the county that receives the new land must pay for the election costs. If the boundary change doesn't happen, both counties involved have to split the election costs equally.

When county boundaries are changed in California, the boards of supervisors from the counties affected must file a report with the State Board of Equalization and the county assessors by December 1. This report needs to include a legal description and a map of the new boundaries. The changes won't affect assessments or taxes unless everything is filed correctly by this date.

If a county's boundaries change, any taxes that were imposed before the change must be collected by the county that originally had control over that area. Those taxes belong to the original county, even after the boundary changes.

When county boundaries in California change, the original county must keep providing essential services until the new county officially takes over responsibility. This is based on a prior agreement specified in a resolution.

This law says that if there’s a change in the borders of a county, a special district within that county can’t have its area split or its organization altered just because of the boundary change. Any changes to the district’s territory or structure have to happen under legal proceedings that would take place after the boundary change is finalized.

After a county boundary changes, the officers from the county taking over the new area must finish the work needed for assessing and collecting taxes for that year on property in the new area. Any tax-related actions already done by the previous county's officers are considered as if they were done by the new county's officers.

When one county hands over a territory to another county, the officials from the original county must quickly give the new county's board of supervisors all tax-related records for that area. The new county treats these documents as if they were originally created there, meaning they are valid and enforceable. The officials in the new county handle tax assessment and collection as though they had done all prior proceedings themselves.

This law section outlines the responsibilities of the county superintendent when school districts are transferred from one county to another. The superintendent of the county giving up the districts (transferring county) must provide the receiving county's superintendent with a certified copy of the last school census for those districts. Additionally, the superintendent must issue a payment to the receiving county's treasurer for any funds owed to the transferring school districts.

This law requires the auditor of a county that is transferring territory to another county to issue a payment to the treasurer of the receiving county. This payment covers any funds owed to different road and district funds in the transferred area. The transaction should be properly recorded in both counties' financial records.

When a part of a county's territory is transferred to another county, the treasurer of the original county must quickly transfer any funds related to road or school districts in that territory to the treasurer of the new county.

This law states that if territory is transferred between counties that belong to different district court of appeals districts, the district court that covered the original county will continue to handle any ongoing legal cases from the transferred area. In other words, cases that started before the transfer will stay under the jurisdiction of the original district court, not the court in the new county.

This law states that when an area changes its boundary, the superior court of the county transferring the territory will continue to handle any ongoing cases from that area, even after the transfer happens.

This law section states that if you want to challenge or verify any changes made to a county's boundaries, you need to file a legal action following the procedures laid out in a specific part of the California Code of Civil Procedure.