{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-61007","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 61007","heading":"","body":"(a) Territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, whether in one or more counties, may be included in a district.\n(b) Except as provided in this part, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5, shall govern any change of organization or reorganization of a district. In the case of any conflict between that division and this division, the provisions of this division shall prevail.\n(c) A district shall be deemed an “independent special district,” as defined by Section 56044, except when a county board of supervisors or a city council is the board of directors.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 6. DISTRICTS [58000. - 62464.]","DIVISION 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS [61000. - 61250.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [61000. - 61014.5.]","CHAPTER 1. Introductory Provisions [61000. - 61009.]"],"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":"638103be1750b2f007e340e12f9438847a50187f62049d9283de9b72a4d7c2c0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-61006","next":"us-ca/gov-61008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}