{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"23518","citation":"Gov. Code, § 23518","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 3.5. Consolidation of Counties [23500. - 23580.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-3.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Initiation of Proceedings [23510. - 23520.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-3.5/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1391.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the certification to the board of supervisors of each county and to each of the chief petitioners, if any.</p>","text":"If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the certification to the board of supervisors of each county and to each of the chief petitioners, if any.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/initiation-of-proceedings-23518","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}