Cal. Government Code - GOV § 58030. Section 58030.
When the principal act authorizes or requires a petition, formation proceedings shall be commenced by petition.
ARTICLE 2. Petition for Formation [58030. - 58034.]
Cal. Government Code - GOV 2.
in effectCal. Government Code - GOV § 58031. Section 58031.
The petition shall be signed by the requisite number of petitioners and addressed to and filed with the supervising authority.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 58032. Section 58032.
The petition may be filed in sections. Each section shall comply with all the requirements for a petition, except that it need not contain all the signatures required for the petition.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 58033. Section 58033.
Before publication of the petition, a petitioner may withdraw his signature by filing with the clerk a signed statement of his intention to withdraw his signature from the petition.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 58034. Section 58034.
The petition shall:
(a)
State the proposed name for the district.
(b)
Set forth the district boundaries or describe the land situated in the district.
(c)
Request that the district be formed pursuant to the principal act.
(d)
Describe generally the nature of the proposed project and, based upon the functions proposed to be performed by the district, an estimate verified by the proponents of the first year’s estimated
income and expenses and estimated expenditures for capital improvements.
(e)
Comply with any additional requirements of the principal act.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026