{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-23234","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 23234","heading":"","body":"A petition shall contain in substance the following:\n(a) An accurate description of the proposed new boundary line as it will appear or exist if the existing boundary line is changed, altered and reformed.\n(b) A statement that the proposed new boundary line does not pass through or divide the territory of any incorporated city.\n(c) A statement of the area in square miles of the territory proposed to be transferred.\n(d) A statement of the population which will remain in each of the counties affected.\n(e) The name of the transferring and accepting counties.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY [23000. - 23732.]","CHAPTER 2. Boundaries [23070. - 23296.]","ARTICLE 4.5. Alteration of Boundaries [23230. - 23296.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5f11026ab35a1b6faa33b4022121d09410dfab70063ead27af9a976cef1332e8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-23233","next":"us-ca/gov-23235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}