California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 56065

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 49. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.

“Principal act” means, in the case of a district, the law under which the district was formed and, in the case of a city, the general laws or the city charter.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 56065 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-5-local-agencies/division-3-cortese-knox-hertzberg-local-government-reorganization-act-of-2000/part-1-general/chapter-2-definitions/section-56065

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Definitions

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