Gov. Code, § 56722 · Article 1. Incorporation

Gov. Code, § 56722

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

If a petition is for incorporation of a new city, or consolidation of cities, the petition may propose a name for the new or consolidated city.

The proposed name for the new or consolidated city may contain the word “town.”

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 110. Effective January 1, 2001.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=56722.
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