Harb. & Nav. Code, § 5831 · Article 2. Hearing
Harb. & Nav. Code, § 5831
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A certificate issued by the assessor of the county and filed in the proceedings, which states that the name of any signer of the petition appears upon the last equalized assessment-roll of the county for land assessed to him or her and located within the boundaries of the proposed district, is prima facie evidence that the signer is a freeholder within the proposed district.
A certificate signed by the county elections official, which states that the name of any signer of the petition is registered and uncanceled as a voter of the county and that he or she resides within the boundaries of the proposed district, is prima facie evidence that the signer is a registered voter within the proposed district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2003.
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