{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-13838","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 13838","heading":"","body":"In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory within a single city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city council which may appoint itself as the district board.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION [13000. - 14959.]","PART 2.7. FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LAW OF 1987 [13800. - 13970.]","CHAPTER 3. Formation [13815. - 13839.]","ARTICLE 3. Selection of the Initial Board of Directors [13834. - 13839.]"],"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":"8ecde74af8278fddebf1d3cb385eb863f2a5484a7ce61f4ceb160f7a9b9ef00f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-13837","next":"us-ca/hsc-13839"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}