{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"50257","citation":"Gov. Code, § 50257","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 51299.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General [50001. - 50290.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 9. Abandoned Excavations [50230. - 50257.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-1/article-9"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 836.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Anything contained in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, the legislative body shall not require to be filled any abandoned excavation which contains a surface area of more than one-half acre.</p>","text":"Anything contained in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, the legislative body shall not require to be filled any abandoned excavation which contains a surface area of more than one-half acre.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/abandoned-excavations-50257","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}