California Water Code

§ 1009.5

WAT § 1009.5 Effective Jan 1, 1993Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)A water district and the district attorney of any county in which the water district is located may enter into an agreement authorizing the attorney for the water district to act as a special prosecutor appointed by and under the supervision and direction of the district attorney for the purpose of prosecuting a violation of an ordinance of the district or a violation of a statute that is a misdemeanor or an infraction, or a violation of a resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 375, subject to all of the following limitations:

(1)The ordinance, resolution, or statute relates to water pollution, including waste water and stormwater, or to water conservation.

(2)The district attorney shall prescribe the scope of, and any limitations on, the subpoena power of the attorney for the water district.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 766, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.