Cal. WAT § 20594
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 20594, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
No public land which was unentered at the time any assessment was levied against it by any district shall be sold for the delinquency of the assessment, but the assessment shall be and continue a lien upon the land, and no patent shall be issued therefor until the applicant presents a certificate from the collector stating that no unpaid assessments or charges are delinquent upon it.
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