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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 3Pt. 5Ch. 8§ 57502 District Bond Payment Liability

§ 57502 District Bond Payment Liability

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§ 57502 District Bond Payment Liability

Key Takeaways

  • •If small school areas join into one big area, the big area must pay back any money the small areas owed.
  • •The big area can use taxes, fees, or rent money to pay back what the small areas owed.
  • •If a small area had special projects (like fixing roads), only that small part has to pay for it, not the whole big area.

Example

Imagine two small towns, Town A and Town B, each have their own schools. Both towns owe money for school buildings they built. If they merge into one big town called Town C, Town C must pay back the money Town A and Town B owed.

Town C can collect taxes or fees from everyone in the new big town to pay back the money. But if Town A had a special project, like a new playground, only the people who lived in Town A before the merge have to pay for that playground, not the whole Town C.

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§ 57502 District Bond Payment Liability

The territory of a consolidated district shall be liable for payment of principal, interest, and any other amounts which become due on account of any outstanding or then authorized but thereafter issued bonds, including revenue bonds, or other contracts or obligations of all predecessor districts, and are subject to the levying or fixing and collection of any of the following which may be necessary to provide for payment: (a) Taxes or assessments. (b) Service charges, rentals, or rates. (c) Both taxes or assessments and service charges, rentals, or rates. However, only the territory within an improvement district shall be liable for any payment required on account of any bonds, including revenue bonds, or other contracts previously authorized or issued by, or on behalf of, the improvement district. (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

obligationschoolcontractimprovementeffective septemberoperative januarycollection

Related Statutes

  • § 57328 Annexed Territory Financial Liability
  • § 57354 Detached Territory Financial Liability
  • § 57500 District Consolidation Succession
  • § 57501 District Consolidation Property Rights
  • § 57411 Surplus Fund Distribution Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 57502.
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