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Government Code § 56722

ARTICLE 1. Incorporation

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 56722Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 110. Effective January 1, 2001.

If a petition is for incorporation of a new city, or consolidation of cities, the petition may propose a name for the new or consolidated city.

The proposed name for the new or consolidated city may contain the word “town.”