TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57550›DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 56000-57550›PART 1. GENERAL 56000-56160›CHAPTER 2. Definitions 56010-56081

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California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Incorporation” means the creation or establishment of a city. Any area proposed for incorporation as a city shall have at least 500 registered voters residing within the affected territory at the time the proposal is initiated.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 32. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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