California · Government Code

GOV §57478: Immediately upon consolidation, all ordinances of the predecessor cities are deemed repealed.

Civil

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Upon city consolidation, predecessor city ordinances are automatically repealed, but this repeal does not eliminate existing legal liabilities or stop pending prosecutions for violations of those ordinances.

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Immediately upon consolidation, all ordinances of the predecessor cities are deemed repealed. That repeal shall not discharge any person from any existing civil or criminal liability nor affect any pending prosecution for violation of any of those ordinances.

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