§ 71590 A district may exercise the powers which are expressly granted by …
§ 71591 A district may:(a) Have perpetual succession.(b) Adopt a …
§ 71592 A district may make contracts, employ labor, and do all acts …
§ 71593 A district may provide by ordinance for the pensioning of officers or …
§ 71594 A district may, in the ordinance providing for the pensioning of …
§ 71595 A district may contract with any insurance corporation, the State …
§ 71596 A district may disseminate information concerning the rights, …
§ 71597 A district may by resolution of a four-fifths majority of its …
§ 71598 A district may, by resolution of the board of directors spread on its …
§ 71599 If, on or after the effective date of this section, substantially all …
§ 71600 Every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of any local …
§ 71601 (a) In order to enforce the provisions of any ordinance of the …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 20 > Part 5 > Chapter 1 - Powers Generally

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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 Water Code 14
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Water Code 19
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
  • water: includes potable water and nonpotable water. See California Water Code 71611