§ 13801 Public Agency Annexation Rules

Public Utilities Code·California

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•A public agency outside a district can join that district.
•They can join either by following this law or another law called the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.
•If they use this law to join, they only have to follow the rules in this law, not the other one.

Example

A small town's fire department wants to join a bigger district to get more resources.

The fire department can follow the rules in this law to join the bigger district. They don't have to worry about the other law if they use this one.

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§ 13801 Public Agency Annexation Rules

Any public agency not included within the boundaries of a district may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this chapter or in the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of the Government Code). When proceedings for an annexation are taken pursuant to this chapter, only the provisions of this chapter shall apply to that annexation. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 347, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2006.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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public agency annexed Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 13801.

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