ARTICLE 19. Validating Proceedings [59670. - 59674.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 19.

in effect

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 59670. Section 59670.

Unless commenced within 60 days after the confirmation of the reassessment, a person shall not maintain any action or proceeding to cancel, annul, or correct the reassessment, to review any of the acts or determinations made in the proceedings, to question the validity or enjoin the collection of the reassessment or any reassessment of a reassessment made pursuant to this chapter, or to enjoin the issuance of any new bonds to represent them. Thereafter all persons are barred from any such action or proceeding or any defense of the invalidity of the reassessment or any bonds issued on the reassessment.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 59671. Section 59671.

An action to determine the validity of the reassessment may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. For such purpose a reassessment shall be deemed to be in existence upon its confirmation.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 59672. Section 59672.

In such validation action all findings, conclusions, and determinations of the legislative body which conducted the proceedings are conclusive in the absence of actual fraud.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 59673. Section 59673.

If any reassessment or any refunding bond is held invalid in any action or proceedings upon any ground which would apply to the entire reassessment or entire issue of new bonds, the unpaid original bonds refunded remain in full force and effect and if they have been canceled, the treasurer of the local agency which conducted the invalid proceeding shall issue other bonds in the same tenor, force, and effect as the canceled bonds. The act under which the original bonds were issued relative to the payment of such bonds and the levy, collection, and enforcement of taxes or special assessment taxes for such bonds apply to the unpaid original bonds and to the other bonds issued to replace them.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 59674. Section 59674.

A reassessment of a reassessment made pursuant to this chapter may be ordered and made under this chapter for the reasons and purposes, and when made have the force and effect of reassessments made pursuant to: (a) The Improvement Act of 1911, when the new bonds were issued pursuant to Bond Plan A. (b) The Improvement Bond Act of 1915 when the new bonds were issued pursuant to Bond Plan B. (c) The Refunding Assessment Bond Act of 1935 when the new bonds were issued pursuant to Bond Plan C.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026