This division shall be known and may be cited as the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.
Cal. Gov. Code § 56000
Legislative Findings and Declarations
Known as the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act
The act spans §§ 56000–57550 (507 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 143 Cal. App. 4th 13 - Kaatz v. CITY OF SEASIDE (2006)
Most recently applied in 244 Cal. Rptr. 3d 472 - Southcott v. Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Prot. Dist. (March 2019)
Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 3.5
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