Civ. Code, § [3480.] · Title 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Civ. Code, § [3480.]

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

A public nuisance is one which affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 36. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=[3480.].
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Cited by 5 provisions

Provisions in this library whose text cites Civ. Code, § [3480.]. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.

Code of Civil Procedure

Code Civ. Proc., § 731Printed as Section 3480 of the Civil Code

Penal Code

Public Resources Code

Pub. Resources Code, § 44016Printed as Section 3480 of the Civil Code

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