{"data":{"id":"us-ca/rtc-2205","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"RTC § 2205","heading":"","body":"“Costs mandated by the courts” means any increased costs incurred by a local agency or school district in order to comply with a final court order issued after January 1, 1973, or with a final court order issued prior to July 1, 1972, if the costs incurred by a local agency or school district as a result thereof are not incurred until after June 30, 1973. “Costs mandated by the courts” do not include (i) costs incurred as a result of a judgment in an eminent domain or condemnation proceeding, (ii) costs incurred in order to comply with a final court order mandating the specific performance, or awarding damages as a result of nonperformance, of any contract or agreement entered into after January 1, 1973, and (iii) costs incurred as a result of a final court order which requires a local agency or school district to comply with a state-mandated program or service enacted after January 1, 1973, which the court has determined that the local agency or school district has failed to comply with prior to such order.","path":["Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC","DIVISION 1. PROPERTY TAXATION [50. - 5911.]","PART 4. LEVY OF TAX [2151. - 2326.]","CHAPTER 3. Reimbursement for Costs Mandated by the State [2201. - 2326.]","ARTICLE 1. Definitions [2201. - 2216.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"86dfc5735ea0af3e729433ad0e29a373071b9a31c222025ab74b96b029266215","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/rtc-2204","next":"us-ca/rtc-2206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}