§ 1696 Joint Powers Laws Definition

• •It’s just a definition – it tells where the real rules are written.
• •The real rules are in Chapter 5, starting at Section 6500, of Division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code.
• •The definition was added in 1993.

A city and a county want to team up to run a shared trash‑collection service.

When they look up the rules for working together, they go to the Joint powers laws in Chapter 5 of the Government Code, because this statute says that’s where those rules live.