{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"56000","citation":"Gov. Code, § 56000","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 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 [56000. - 57550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-3"},{"name":"PART 1. GENERAL [56000. - 56160.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-3/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Legislative Findings and Declarations [56000. - 56001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-3/part-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 3.5.   Effective January 1, 2001.","effective":"2001-01-01","html":"<p>This division shall be known and may be cited as the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.</p>","text":"This division shall be known and may be cited as the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/legislative-findings-and-declarations-56000","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}