California Government Code

§ 56658

GOV § 56658 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 3 · Title 5 · Part 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Any petitioner or legislative body desiring to initiate proceedings shall submit an application to the executive officer of the principal county.

(b)(1) Immediately after receiving an application and before issuing a certificate of filing, the executive officer shall give mailed notice that the application has been received to each affected local agency, the county committee on school district organization, and each school superintendent whose school district overlies the affected territory. The notice shall generally describe the application and the affected territory. The executive officer shall not be required to give notice pursuant to this subdivision if a local agency has already given notice pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 56654.

(2)It is the intent of the Legislature that an application for incorporation or disincorporation shall be processed in a timely manner. With regard to an application that includes an incorporation or disincorporation, the executive officer shall immediately notify all affected local agencies and any applicable state agencies by mail and request the affected agencies to submit the required data to the commission within a reasonable timeframe established by the executive officer. Each affected agency shall respond to the executive officer within 15 days acknowledging receipt of the request. Each affected local agency and the officers and departments thereof shall submit the required data to the executive officer within the timelines established by the executive officer. Each affected state agency and the officers and departments thereof shall submit the required data to the executive officer within the timelines agreed upon by the executive officer and the affected state departments.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. (AB 1753) Effective January 1, 2024.