{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"23012","citation":"Gov. Code, § 23012","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>The names of the counties of the State are: </p><table><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p>Alameda</p></td><td><p>Marin</p></td><td><p>San Luis Obispo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alpine</p></td><td><p>Mariposa</p></td><td><p>San Mateo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amador</p></td><td><p>Mendocino</p></td><td><p>Santa Barbara</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Butte</p></td><td><p>Merced</p></td><td><p>Santa Clara</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calaveras</p></td><td><p>Modoc</p></td><td><p>Santa Cruz</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colusa</p></td><td><p>Mono</p></td><td><p>Shasta</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contra Costa</p></td><td><p>Monterey</p></td><td><p>Sierra</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Del Norte</p></td><td><p>Napa</p></td><td><p>Siskiyou</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>El Dorado</p></td><td><p>Nevada</p></td><td><p>Solano</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fresno</p></td><td><p>Orange</p></td><td><p>Sonoma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glenn</p></td><td><p>Placer</p></td><td><p>Stanislaus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humboldt</p></td><td><p>Plumas</p></td><td><p>Sutter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imperial</p></td><td><p>Riverside</p></td><td><p>Tehama</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inyo</p></td><td><p>Sacramento</p></td><td><p>Trinity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kern</p></td><td><p>San Benito</p></td><td><p>Tulare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kings</p></td><td><p>San Bernardino</p></td><td><p>Tuolumne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lake</p></td><td><p>San Diego</p></td><td><p>Ventura</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lassen</p></td><td><p>San Francisco</p></td><td><p>Yolo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Los Angeles</p></td><td><p>San Joaquin</p></td><td><p>Yuba</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Madera</p></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr></tbody></table>","text":"The names of the counties of the State are: Alameda Marin San Luis Obispo Alpine Mariposa San Mateo Amador Mendocino Santa Barbara Butte Merced Santa Clara Calaveras Modoc Santa Cruz Colusa Mono Shasta Contra Costa Monterey Sierra Del Norte Napa Siskiyou El Dorado Nevada Solano Fresno Orange Sonoma Glenn Placer Stanislaus Humboldt Plumas Sutter Imperial Riverside Tehama Inyo Sacramento Trinity Kern San Benito Tulare Kings San Bernardino Tuolumne Lake San Diego Ventura Lassen San Francisco Yolo Los Angeles San Joaquin Yuba Madera","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-23012","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}