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Cal. Government Code § 66477.1 (2026)

Dedications

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(a)At the time the legislative body or the official designated pursuant to Section 66458 approves a final map, the legislative body or the designated official shall also accept, accept subject to improvement, or reject any offer of dedication. The clerk of the legislative body shall certify or state on the map the action by the legislative body or designated official.

(b)The legislative body of a county, or a county officer designated by the legislative body, may accept into the county road system, pursuant to Section 941 of the Streets and Highways Code, any road for which an offer of dedication has been accepted or accepted subject to improvements.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1991–2008 · leading case: Mikels v. Rager, 232 Cal. App. 3d 334 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991).
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Mikels v. Rager, 232 Cal. App. 3d 334 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “” (Gov. Code, §§ 66477.1, subd. (a), 66463.) Offers of dedication for streets which are imposed by local ordinance are irrevocable.”
Hanshaw v. Long Valley Road Ass'n, 11 Cal. Rptr. 3d 357 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “(Gov. Code, § 66477.1.) The County accepted the Middle portion “for all public utility purposes, and for public access, but without accepting maintenance responsibility” for the road.”
Biagini v. Beckham, 163 Cal. App. 4th 1000 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008). “” (Gov. Code, § 66477.1, subd. (a).) If the legislative body rejects an offer to dedicate land for use as a street (or certain other uses), “the offer of dedication shall remain open and the legislative body may by resolution at any later date, and without further action by the…”
Copeland v. City of Oakland, 19 Cal. App. 4th 717 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993). “(Gov. Code, § 66477.1.) The conditional nature of the public entity’s acceptance prevents the creation of public liability for the street until the dedication is unconditionally accepted.”
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