{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-56722","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 56722","heading":"","body":"If a petition is for incorporation of a new city, or consolidation of cities, the petition may propose a name for the new or consolidated city.\nThe proposed name for the new or consolidated city may contain the word “town.”","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 [56000. - 57550.]","PART 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION [56650. - 56898.]","CHAPTER 3. Proceedings for Cities [56720. - 56770.]","ARTICLE 1. Incorporation [56720. - 56724.]"],"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":"c4df46d913a8a7cb7737e8c08de4c998ccdf0641c1033395baf5078dbecf6e09","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-56720","next":"us-ca/gov-56723"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}