Gov. Code, § 25588 · Article 2. County Park Abandonment Law of 1959
Gov. Code, § 25588
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No abandonment or sale or other county use of a park or portion thereof pursuant to this article shall affect any private right in lands acquired or owned by any private person or corporation, nor shall such abandonment or sale or other county use affect any right, easement or interest owned or under the control of any other governmental agency for public use other than park purposes.
In the absence of an express or implied reservation of a right of reversion in the dedication or instrument of purchase, the park lands abandoned pursuant to this article shall not revert to private ownership.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 579.
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