-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KlMlrs7w6cNE/aNqqTp5JtyEEiduK4sEPJZm2TdCU3W2nmSZLmr0b315MOYq3Thy MkChQo2tT8WRgckakBZSbQ== 0000717316-02-000020.txt : 20020419 0000717316-02-000020.hdr.sgml : 20020419 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000717316-02-000020 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020419 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN CENTURY CALIFORNIA TAX FREE & MUNICIPAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000717316 IRS NUMBER: 946562826 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-84250 FILM NUMBER: 02615354 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1665 CHARLESTON RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003218321 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1665 CHARLESTON RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910218 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST / DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960815 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE & MUNICIPAL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 497J 1 pre1-497j.htm PRE-EFFECTIVE NO. 1 - INSURED TAX-FREE MERGER 497J 
                          American Century Investments
                                4500 Main Street
                             Kansas City, MO 64111

April 19, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549

RE:  American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds
     1933 Act File No. 2-82734
     1940 Act File No. 811-3706
     Registration No.  333-84250

Ladies and Gentlemen:

    Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby certifies that the form of combined prospectus and proxy
statement that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497 with
respect to the above-referenced issuer would not have differed from that
contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed April 15, 2002, to the
issuer's Registration Statement on Form N-14.

    If there are any questions or comments regarding this filing, please contact
the undersigned at (816) 340-3774.

Sincerely,

/s/Anastasia H. Enneking
Anastasia H. Enneking
Corporate Counsel
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