Gov. Code, § 70201 · Article 1. Unification Voting Procedure
Gov. Code, § 70201
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county.
(b) Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all superior court judges in the county eligible to vote and a majority of all municipal court judges in the county eligible to vote.
(c) On certification, a vote in favor of unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county is final and may not be rescinded or revoked by a subsequent vote.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.
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