§ 12701 A district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it …
§ 12702 A district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, …
§ 12702.5 (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), any judicial action …
§ 12703 A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any …

Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 6 > Chapter 6 > Article 1 - Corporate Power

  • 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.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10