California Government Code

§ 1770

GOV § 1770 Effective Jan 1, 2015Div. 4 · Title 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

An office becomes vacant on the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term:

(a)The death of the incumbent.

(b)An adjudication pursuant to a quo warranto proceeding declaring that the incumbent is physically or mentally incapacitated due to disease, illness, or accident, and that there is reasonable cause to believe that the incumbent will not be able to perform the duties of his or her office for the remainder of his or her term. This subdivision shall not apply to offices created by the California Constitution nor to federal or state legislators.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. (AB 1795) Effective January 1, 2015.