Government Code section 53000

As used in this chapter, “legislative body” means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other governing body in the case of a district or other public agency, unless the context otherwise requires.

Source: Section 53000, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53000. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 53000, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53000. (last accessed May 12, 2025).