ARTICLE 5. Cancellation [52280. - 52285.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 5.
in effect

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 52280. Section 52280.

The board, by an order entered in its minutes, may cancel all proceedings taken in connection with bonds remaining unsold one year after they are delivered to the county treasurer, or which are not delivered to the county treasurer within one year from the date of the election authorizing the issuance thereof.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 52281. Section 52281.

A certified copy of the order shall be filed with the county treasurer of each county wherein lands affected by the assessment on which the bonds were based are situated.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 52282. Section 52282.

Upon receipt of the order, the county treasurer to whom the unsold bonds have been delivered shall cancel the unsold bonds and all coupons attached thereto.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 52283. Section 52283.

Cancellation of unsold or unissued bonds shall not affect the validity of the assessment upon which the bonds were issued, and the board may call for the payment of any part of the assessment as provided in Section 51517 or may cause bonds to be authorized and issued upon the unpaid portion of such assessment.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 52284. Section 52284.

When a portion of any bond issue is canceled, the board shall call the portion of the assessment securing the canceled bonds, in such installment or installments as the said board shall determine, and the amount collected shall be deposited in the county treasury and paid out on warrants of the district in the order of their registration drawn in payment of costs for the payment of which the assessment was levied.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 52285. Section 52285.

Calls of assessments pursuant to Section 52284 shall be limited to amounts which will leave uncalled a sufficient portion of the assessment to pay principal and interest on the outstanding bonds.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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