Cal. WAT § 8538
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 8538, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
No county or public officer shall charge or receive any fee for any of the services required to be performed by him under the provisions of this part, but any reasonable and necessary expense actually incurred by any officer in carrying out any of the provisions of this part relating in any manner to the collection or enforcement of any assessment, shall be paid out of the funds of the drainage district applicable thereto.
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