TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS 68070-77655›CHAPTER 5.1. Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts 70200-70219›ARTICLE 1. Unification Voting Procedure 70200-70202
§ 70201
California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county.
(b) Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all superior court judges in the county eligible to vote and a majority of all municipal court judges in the county eligible to vote.
(c) On certification, a vote in favor of unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county is final and may not be rescinded or revoked by a subsequent vote.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257. Effective September 28, 1998.)
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