Cal. Const., art. XI, § 5 · Article XI. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Cal. Const., art. XI, § 5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) It shall be competent in any city charter to provide that the city governed thereunder may make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject only to restrictions and limitations provided in their several charters and in respect to other matters they shall be subject to general laws. City charters adopted pursuant to this Constitution shall supersede any existing charter, and with respect to municipal affairs shall supersede all laws inconsistent therewith.
(b) It shall be competent in all city charters to provide, in addition to those provisions allowable by this Constitution, and by the laws of the State for: (1) the constitution, regulation, and government of the city police force (2) subgovernment in all or part of a city (3) conduct of city elections and (4) plenary authority is hereby granted, subject only to the restrictions of this article, to provide therein or by amendment thereto, the manner in which, the method by which, the times at which, and the terms for which the several municipal officers and employees whose compensation is paid by the city shall be elected or appointed, and for their removal, and for their compensation, and for the number of deputies, clerks and other employees that each shall have, and for the compensation, method of appointment, qualifications, tenure of office and removal of such deputies, clerks and other employees.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Sec. 5 added June 2, 1970, by Prop. 2. Res.Ch. 331, 1969.
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Cited by 63 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Cal. Const., art. XI, § 5; the first 50 in book order. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
California Constitution
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4618Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16001.8Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16550.2Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 26325Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
Civil Code
Elections Code
Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 7074Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 51175Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 53232.1Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 62503Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 64503Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 64703Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65098.8Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65302.9Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65458.4Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65593Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65656Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65658.4Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65666Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65850.01Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65850.5Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65850.55Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65850.6Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65850.7Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65850.71Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Gov. Code, § 65852.24Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1597.22Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Health & Saf. Code, § 17021.8Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Health & Saf. Code, § 17922.4Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Health & Saf. Code, § 17974.6Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
Labor Code
Public Resources Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 25545.1Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Pub. Resources Code, § 25794.1Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Pub. Resources Code, § 26054Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Pub. Resources Code, § 42372Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Pub. Resources Code, § 42427Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
- Pub. Resources Code, § 49654Printed as Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution
Revenue and Taxation Code
Streets and Highways Code
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