{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-71312","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 71312","heading":"","body":"The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964, listing:\n(a) The name of the district.\n(b) The date of formation.\n(c) The county in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.\nIf the order declaring the district organized contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.\nIf the certificate filed with the Secretary of State stating that the proposition for formation of the district was adopted contains all of the information required by this section, no further certificate need be filed.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 20. MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS [71000. - 73001.]","PART 3. INTERNAL ORGANIZATION [71250. - 71365.]","CHAPTER 2. The Board [71270. - 71314.]","ARTICLE 2. Powers and Duties [71300. - 71314.]"],"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":"f07d64209e62ca8d5c6fe0009d560b4b626d341f5a8275b8f4ba6db49888a84c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-71311","next":"us-ca/wat-71312.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}