Nothing in this chapter deprives the state, any city, county, district, person, firm, or corporation of any right to maintain any action or proceeding, in any jurisdiction, which it was entitled to maintain prior to April 8, 1953, or to receive or obtain in the action any remedy accorded to it under existing law.

(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 259, Sec. 11.)

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 3968

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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