Civ. Code, § 3491 · Title 2. PUBLIC NUISANCES

Civ. Code, § 3491

Verbatim from the official edition

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

The remedies against a public nuisance are:

1. Indictment or information;

2. A civil action; or,

3. Abatement.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 11.

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=3491.
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