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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 3Pt. 5Ch. 7§ 57482 Successor City Tax Levy

§ 57482 Successor City Tax Levy

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§ 57482 Successor City Tax Levy

Key Takeaways

  • •If a new city takes over smaller cities, it must handle their old debts.
  • •The new city has to collect taxes separately for each old city's debts.
  • •The taxes are only collected from people in the old city's area.

Example

A big city takes over two smaller towns nearby.

The big city must collect extra taxes from each small town to pay off their old debts, like unpaid bills for roads or schools. People in Town A pay for Town A's debts, and people in Town B pay for Town B's debts.

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§ 57482 Successor City Tax Levy

The city council of the successor city shall separately levy and collect the taxes necessary to pay the indebtedness or liability of each predecessor city within the territory of each predecessor city. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

liabilityobligationeffective septemberoperative january

Related Statutes

  • § 57477 City Consolidation Debt Continuity
  • § 57478 Ordinance Repeal After Consolidation
  • § 57481 City Consolidation Tax Limits
  • § 57476 City Property Transfer Rules
  • § 57479 Ordinance Repeal Exceptions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 57482.
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