ARTICLE 5. Actions Against Districts [50151. - 50154.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 5.
in effect

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50151. Section 50151.

An action against any person by reason of his official connection with a district, or against the board, or the district, shall be instituted and tried in the proper court in the principal county. No court in any other county shall have jurisdiction over such action.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50153. Section 50153.

Any landowner may maintain an action on behalf of his district in the superior court of the county in which any part of the district is situated against a member of the board and his sureties upon his bond for any improper disbursement from the revolving fund.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50154. Section 50154.

Any landowner may maintain an action on behalf of his district in the superior court of a county in which any part of the district is situated against a member of the board for an improper disbursement of any district funds made with the member’s consent.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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