{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-36-53","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-36-53","heading":"Authorization of annexation generally.","body":"The governing body of any municipal corporation may extend the corporate limits of the municipal corporation to include any area which meets the standards of Code Section 36-36-56, under the conditions and procedure provided in this article and in accordance with the procedures provided in Article 1 of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only","CHAPTER 36 Annexation of Territory","Article 4 Annexation Pursuant to Resolution and Referendum"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"0927c3f4a329a60bdd14db5cb8657469aa58c4c3871a1437ef81c1cf10747fed","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-36-52","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-36-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}