Cal. SHC § 1493
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 1493, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
Any person may notify the occupant or owner of any land, from which a tree or other obstruction has fallen upon any county highway, to remove such tree or obstruction forthwith. If it is not thus removed, the owner or occupant is liable for the expense of removal and for a penalty of one dollar for every day after such notification that such tree or obstruction is not removed. The penalty and the expense of removal are recoverable as provided in section 1496.
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