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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 2Ch. 11§ 29756 District Dissolution Procedures

§ 29756 District Dissolution Procedures

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§ 29756 District Dissolution Procedures

Key Takeaways

  • •If most voters agree, a special district can be shut down.
  • •The leaders of the district must officially declare it closed and tell the right people.
  • •After closing, the district must pay all its bills and give any leftover money to the local areas based on property values.

Example

A small town has a special district for parks. The town votes to close it because they don’t need it anymore.

If most people vote yes, the park district closes. The leaders tell the county and state. They pay all the park’s bills, and if there’s money left, they give it to the town and county based on how much property is worth there.

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§ 29756 District Dissolution Procedures

If a majority of the qualified electors voting at said election vote in favor of such dissolution, the board of directors shall, by resolution entered upon its minutes, declare the district dissolved. A certified copy of said resolution shall be filed with the county and city and county recorders and with the Secretary of State and also with the county and city and county assessors and the State Board of Equalization. Upon the adoption of said resolution, said district shall be dissolved. The board of directors, if dissolution is voted, shall wind up the affairs of the district and pay all indebtedness thereof, and any moneys remaining thereafter shall be paid over to the counties, city and county and cities, in which the district lies, in proportion to the assessed valuation of taxable property in said city and county and cities and in the unincorporated area of the counties included in the district, as shown by the assessment rolls of the city and county and counties last equalized at the date of such dissolution. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

qualified electorsdissolutionboard of directorsassessed valuationtaxable property

Related Statutes

  • § 27506 Voter Approved District Dissolution
  • § 27507 District Property Transfer Rules
  • § 27508 District Debt Tax Collection
  • § 29750 District Dissolution Election Rules
  • § 29755 Voter Approval Of Dissolution

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 29756.
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