Cal. RTC § 2261
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 2261, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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Official statutory text
The maximum property tax rate which may be levied by any county for general purposes shall be the combination of all countywide property tax rates which were levied for general county purposes in either the 1971–1972 or the 1972–1973 fiscal year, at the option of the board of supervisors.
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