{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-34501","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 34501","heading":"","body":"Every city organized pursuant to this part shall have a name, and by such name has perpetual succession, and may sue and be sued. It shall have a common seal, alterable at the pleasure of the legislative body.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 2. ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES [34400. - 34906.]","PART 1. ORGANIZATION [34400. - 34906.]","CHAPTER 3. Corporate Name [34500. - 34504.]"],"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":"2f7b1cb99c7ee6f63b980ca694a6d0c4930bd51b22dd442d4cf961e97d4f2c51","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-34500","next":"us-ca/gov-34501.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}