{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-50628","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 50628","heading":"","body":"This chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person, property, or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]","PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 51299.4.]","CHAPTER 2.5. Open Space Maintenance Districts [50575. - 50628.]","ARTICLE 4. Annexations, Additions and Withdrawals [50620. - 50628.]"],"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":"327fb7e8c3a6bc5feed752fb8d52ad44c655f47d3d6854b7f078a0585b42eaa7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-50627","next":"us-ca/gov-50630"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}