California Civil Code TITLE 2 - PUBLIC NUISANCES

• Section 3490.
  No lapse of time can legalize a public nuisance, amounting to an actual obstruction of public right.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 3491.
  The remedies against a public nuisance are:1. Indictment or information;2. A civil action; or,3. Abatement.(Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 11.)
• Section 3492.
  The remedy by indictment or information is regulated by the Penal Code.(Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 11.)
• Section 3493.
  A private person may maintain an action for a public nuisance, if it is specially injurious to himself, but not otherwise.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 3494.
  A public nuisance may be abated by any public body or officer authorized thereto by law.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 3495.
  Any person may abate a public nuisance which is specially injurious to him by removing, or, if necessary, destroying the thing which constitutes the same,...
• Section 3496.
  In any of the following described cases, the court may award costs, including the costs of investigation and discovery, and reasonable attorney’s fees, which are...

Last modified: October 22, 2018