§ 19483 Library District Property Taxation

Education Code·California

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•If a new library area is made after a county free library exists, the property there can still be taxed for the county free library.
•This rule doesn’t change how property taxes are split up under Section 19116.

Example

A town creates its own small library area, but the county already has a big free library.

Even though the town made its own library area, the people there still have to pay taxes to support the county’s big free library.

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§ 19483 Library District Property Taxation

Anything in Sections 19100 to 19179, inclusive, to the contrary, notwithstanding, the property in any library district created under this chapter subsequent to the establishment of a county free library is subject to taxation for county free library purposes as though the library district had not been created. This section shall not apply to any adjustments in property tax allocations made pursuant to Section 19116. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 522, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 7 of Ch. 522.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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library district county free library taxation Section 19116

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19483.

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