If no protests or objections in writing have been delivered to the clerk up to the hour set for the hearing thereon or if protests have been found by the legislative body to be insufficient, or have been overruled, or if protests against the extent of the proposed district have been heard and denied, immediately thereupon the legislative body shall acquire jurisdiction to order the proposed work to be done.

If the hearing of objections is not required, pursuant to Section 5132, immediately upon passage of the resolution of intention the legislative body shall acquire jurisdiction to order the proposed work to be done.

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Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 5225

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1833.)

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