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Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS›Chapter 1.16 — SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICTS

Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 General Regulations

Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County

Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04

1.16.010 - Area divided—Statutory authority.

Pursuant to Section 69641 of the Government Code, the county is divided into 11 superior court districts as provided in this Part and Part 2 of this chapter.

(Ord. 83-0049 § 1, 1983: Ord. 7626 Art. 1 § 1, 1959.)

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1.16.020 - Unincorporated territory annexed to a city other than Los Angeles.

Any unincorporated territory which may become annexed, other than pursuant to Section 35201.5 of the Government Code, to any incorporated city other than the city of Los Angeles shall, upon the operative date of such annexation, thereby become included within the same superior court district as the incorporated city to which it is annexed.

(Ord. 7626 Art. 1 § 2, 1959.)

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1.16.030 - Incorporated territory excluded from a city other than Los Angeles.

Any incorporated territory which may become excluded or detached from a city and become annexed to an adjacent city other than the city of Los Angeles shall, upon the operative date of such alteration of city boundaries, thereby become excluded or detached from the superior court district in which it was located and become annexed to the superior court district which includes the city other than the city of Los Angeles to which the territory is annexed.

(Ord. 7626 Art. 1 § 3, 1959.)

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1.16.040 - Unincorporated territory annexed to city of Los Angeles.

Any unincorporated territory which may become annexed, other than pursuant to Section 35201.5 of the Government Code, to the city of Los Angeles shall, upon the operative date of such annexation, thereby become included within the same superior court district as is that portion of the city of Los Angeles contiguous to the territory annexed.

(Ord. 7626 Art. 1 § 4, 1959.)

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1.16.050 - Incorporated territory excluded from a city and annexed to city of Los Angeles.

Any incorporated territory which may become excluded or detached from a city other than the city of Los Angeles and become annexed to the city of Los Angeles upon the operative date of such alteration of the city boundaries shall thereby

become excluded or detached from the superior court district which included that city from which the territory is excluded or detached, and become annexed to the superior court district which includes that portion of the city of Los Angeles adjacent to the territory which is annexed.

(Ord. 7626 Art. 1 § 5, 1959.)

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1.16.060 - Boundary changes.

Any changes in boundaries to judicial districts resulting from the provisions of Ord. 5791, the Judicial Districts ordinance, adopted July 31, 1951 and any amendments thereto, shall constitute an automatic change in the boundaries of those Superior Court Districts described in Sections 1.16.070, 1.16.110, 1.16.130, 1.16.140 and 1.16.150 of this chapter, so that the boundaries of said superior court districts shall at all times coincide with the boundaries of those judicial districts which are a part of said superior court districts.

(Ord. 9743 § 1, 1969: Ord. 7626 Art. 1 § 6, 1959.)

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