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Wat. Code, § 4178 · Chapter 6. Offenses

Wat. Code, § 4178

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A watermaster may arrest any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) and to deliver the person to the sheriff or other competent police officer within the county, and immediately thereafter file a complaint with a magistrate against the person so arrested.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 213.

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT&sectionNum=4178.
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