2025 California Code
Government Code - GOV
TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS
CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Relating to Trial Courts
ARTICLE 2 - Judicial Districts
Section 71043.

Universal Citation:
CA Govt Code § 71043 (2025)
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71043. The determination of whether a judicial district or former judicial district has a population above or below 40,000 shall be made on the latest occurring of the following bases:

(a) As shown by the last preceding federal census of the district or of the aggregate cities and other political subdivisions situated within the district, whichever is greater.

(b) As shown by a subsequent census taken pursuant to Section 26203.

(c) As may have been found to be the fact in any proceeding for declaratory relief brought in a court having jurisdiction.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 344. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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