{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-56056","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 56056","heading":"","body":"“Merger” means the termination of the existence of a district when the responsibility for the functions, services, assets, and liabilities of that district are assumed by a city as a result of proceedings taken pursuant to this division.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 [56000. - 57550.]","PART 1. GENERAL [56000. - 56160.]","CHAPTER 2. Definitions [56010. - 56081.]"],"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":"260b70a646014d5b6ee203d478f0eba62d9ad05f89232b673de460df2adcfc11","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-56055","next":"us-ca/gov-56057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}