California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6040

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.

Whenever any official advertising, notice, resolution, order, or other matter of any nature whatsoever is required by law to be published in a newspaper, such publication shall be made only in a newspaper of general circulation.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 6040 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-7-miscellaneous/chapter-1-publications-and-official-advertising/article-3-publications/section-6040

Other sections in Article 3 - Publications

§ 6040§ 6040.1§ 6040.5§ 6041§ 6041.1§ 6042§ 6043§ 6044

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