{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"56709","citation":"Gov. Code, § 56709","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 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION [56650. - 56898.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-3/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Form, Filing, and Certification of Petition [56700. - 56711.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-3/part-3/chapter-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3.   Effective September 9, 1985.   Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.","effective":"1985-09-09","html":"<p>If the petition, including any supplemental petition, is certified to be insufficient, it shall be filed with the executive officer as a public record, without prejudice to the filing of a new petition. The executive officer shall give mailed notice to the chief petitioners, if any, stating that the petition has been found to be insufficient.</p>","text":"If the petition, including any supplemental petition, is certified to be insufficient, it shall be filed with the executive officer as a public record, without prejudice to the filing of a new petition. The executive officer shall give mailed notice to the chief petitioners, if any, stating that the petition has been found to be insufficient.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/form-filing-and-certification-of-petition-56709","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}