{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-56118","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 56118","heading":"","body":"Except for a proposal for the merger of a then existing subsidiary district, any proposal for a merger or establishment of a subsidiary district authorized by this division shall contain a request in the alternative, requesting either a merger or the establishment of a subsidiary district, as may be determined during the course of the proceedings. Any proposal requesting only merger shall be deemed to also include a request for the establishment of a subsidiary district and any proposal requesting only the establishment of a subsidiary district shall be deemed to also include a request for merger.","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 3. Introductory and General Provisions [56100. - 56134.]"],"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":"11df67d3af8091c5bfcedce067d405c78197bd0448c2c4b9abfba218f1b21c33","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-56117","next":"us-ca/gov-56119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}