{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-56741","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 56741","heading":"","body":"Territory may not be annexed to a city unless it is located in the same county. Unless otherwise provided in this division, territory may not be annexed to a city unless it is contiguous to the city at the time the proposal is initiated pursuant to this part. Territory incorporated as a city shall be located within one county and, except as otherwise provided in Section 56742, shall be contiguous with all other territory being incorporated as a city.","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 3. Annexation and Other Changes of Organization [56737. - 56759.]"],"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":"aa5363be3547f986863038fa59a6a8f3717bf477bbc4b7b3b79fa41245d5a460","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-56740","next":"us-ca/gov-56742"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}