{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"23003","citation":"Gov. Code, § 23003","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY [23000. - 23732.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General [23000. - 23027.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A county is a body corporate and politic, has the powers specified in this title and such others necessarily implied from those expressed.</p>","text":"A county is a body corporate and politic, has the powers specified in this title and such others necessarily implied from those expressed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-23003","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}