§ 105260 District Bond Validation Actions

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law lets a district court file a lawsuit to decide if its bonds, notes, or other debt papers are legally valid.

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•The district (city, county, etc.) can sue to test the validity of its debt papers.
•It covers bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, and similar instruments.
•The action must follow the rules in Chapter 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Example

A city issues a bond to build a new park, but later someone claims the bond was signed incorrectly.

The city can go to court under this law to have a judge decide whether the bond is really valid or not.

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§ 105260 District Bond Validation Actions

The district may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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bonds equipment trust certificates warrants notes evidences of indebtedness Chapter 9 Title 10 Part 2 Code of Civil Procedure

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 105260.

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