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DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS 7900-7914›PART 1. GENERAL 36501-36525›CHAPTER 2. Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition 56700-56711›ARTICLE 3. Annexation and Other Changes of Organization 56737-56759

§ 56741

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

Territory may not be annexed to a city unless it is located in the same county. Unless otherwise provided in this division, territory may not be annexed to a city unless it is contiguous to the city at the time the proposal is initiated pursuant to this part. Territory incorporated as a city shall be located within one county and, except as otherwise provided in Section 56742, shall be contiguous with all other territory being incorporated as a city.

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

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