§ 1259 District Annexation Territory Restrictions

Military and Veterans Code·California

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This law says you can't add land to a new district if that land is already part of another district when the annexation request is made.

Key Takeaways

•Land already in a district can't be taken into another district when a petition is filed.
•The rule looks at the status of the land at the exact moment the annexation request is made.
•Only land that isn’t part of any district can be annexed under this article.

Example

A town that is already inside County X tries to join City Y by filing a petition to be annexed.

Because the town is already part of County X at the time the petition is filed, the law blocks the annexation, so the town stays in County X.

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§ 1259 District Annexation Territory Restrictions

Territory forming a part of any existing district at the time of presentation of a petition for annexation, shall not be annexed pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 34.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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existing district petition for annexation annexed

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Military and Veterans Code. Section 1259.

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