§ 23385 County Property Transfer Rules

Government Code·California

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•When a new county is created, all the money, records, and property from the old counties become the new county's.
•This includes anything the old counties owned or held for the public, like parks or buildings.
•The new county now takes care of these things instead of the old ones.

Example

Imagine two small towns, Town A and Town B, decide to merge and become a new town called Town C.

All the money, land, and important papers that belonged to Town A and Town B now belong to Town C. If Town A had a park or Town B had a community center, those now belong to Town C.

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§ 23385 County Property Transfer Rules

When the proposed county is deemed created, all funds, records and the title to any property owned or held by, or in trust for any of the affected counties, or by their officers or boards in trust for public use, is vested in the proposed county, or its officers or boards. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 23385.

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