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TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57607›DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES 53000-55821›PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES 53000-54999.7›CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees 53200-53299›ARTICLE 1.8. Eligibility for Office 53227-53227.2

§ 53227.2

California Government Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Local agency” means a city, city and county, county, district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state.

(b) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors of a county or a city and county, the city council of a city, or the governing body of a district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 43, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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