California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 56116

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.

The Legislature declares that the doctrine of automatic merger of a district with a city or the merger by operation of law of a district with a city has no further force or effect. The existence of a district shall not be extinguished or terminated as a result of the entire territory of that district being heretofore or hereafter included within a city unless that district is merged with the city as a result of proceedings taken pursuant to this division.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 56116 (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-3-introductory-and-general-provisions/section-56116

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Introductory and General Provisions

§ 56100§ 56100.1§ 56102§ 56103§ 56103.5§ 56104§ 56105§ 56106§ 56107§ 56116…§ 56126§ 56127§ 56128§ 56129§ 56130§ 56131§ 56131.5§ 56131.7§ 56133§ 56134

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