Gov. Code, § 6020 · Article 2. Establishing Standing as Newspaper of General Circulation
Gov. Code, § 6020
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Whenever a newspaper desires to have its standing as a newspaper of general circulation ascertained and established, it may, by its publisher, manager, editor or attorney, file a verified petition in the superior court of the county in which it is established, printed and published, setting forth the facts which justify such action.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
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