SECTIONS 71590-71601 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 71590-71601

71590. A district may exercise the powers which are expressly
granted by this division or are necessarily implied.

71591. A district may:
(a) Have perpetual succession.
(b) Adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.

71592. A district may make contracts, employ labor, and do all acts
necessary for the full exercise of its powers.

71593. A district may provide by ordinance for the pensioning of
officers or employees, for the terms and conditions under which such
pensions shall be awarded, and for the time and extent of service of
officers or employees before such pensions shall be available to
them.

71594. A district may, in the ordinance providing for the
pensioning of officers and employees, create a special fund for the
purpose of paying such pensions and provide for the accumulation of
contributions to this fund from revenues of the district, wages of
officers or employees, voluntary contributions, gifts, donations, or
any source of revenue not inconsistent with the general powers of the
board.

71595. A district may contract with any insurance corporation, the
State Employees' Retirement System, or any other insurance carrier
for the maintenance of a service covering the pension of the district
officers or employees and for their health and accident insurance
coverage.

71596. A district may disseminate information concerning the
rights, properties, and activities of the district. Such power shall
not be construed as an exception to the California Public Records
Act.

71597. A district may by resolution of a four-fifths majority of
its directors obtain membership in associations having for their
purpose the furtherance of subjects relating to the powers and duties
of the district and for the interchange of information relating to
such powers and duties. Funds necessary for such purposes may be
appropriated.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the provisions of
this section are declaratory of existing law except insofar as they
specify that a resolution of a four-fifths majority of the directors
is necessary.

71598. A district may, by resolution of the board of directors
spread on its minutes, change the name of the district. Certified
copies of the resolution changing the name of the district shall be
recorded in the office of the county recorder of every affected
county and sent to the county clerk of every affected county.

71599. If, on or after the effective date of this section,
substantially all of a district water system is acquired by another
public agency by any method other than a vote of the electorate of
that district so authorizing, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) All funds derived from the operation of the former district
system shall be separately accounted for and used exclusively for the
purposes of maintenance, operation, betterments, and bond debt
service of the acquired system.
(b) No funds derived from the former district system shall be used
for any other such purpose until all debt of that former system has
been paid in full or until a majority vote of the electorate of the
area served by that former system has authorized such other
expenditures.

71600. Every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of
any local ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant to this division
shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding
fifty dollars ($50) and for a second conviction within a period of
one year by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and
for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year
by a fine of not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

71601. (a) In order to enforce the provisions of any ordinance of
the district, including an ordinance fixing charges for the
furnishing of commodities or services, the district may correct any
violation of an ordinance of the district. The district may also
petition the superior court for the issuance of a preliminary or
permanent injunction, or both, as may be appropriate, restraining any
person from the continued violation of any ordinance of the district
or for the issuance of an order stopping or disconnecting a service
if the charges for that service are unpaid at the time specified in
the ordinance.
(b) The district may enter upon the private property of any person
within the jurisdiction of the district in order to investigate
possible violations of an ordinance of the district. The
investigation shall be made with the consent of the owner or tenant
of the property or, if consent is refused, with a warrant duly issued
pursuant to the procedures set forth in Title 13 (commencing with
Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except
that, notwithstanding Section 1822.52 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
the warrant shall be issued only upon probable cause.
(c) The district shall notify the county or city building
inspector, county health inspector, or other affected county or city
employee or office, in writing, within a reasonable time if an actual
violation of a district, city, or county ordinance is discovered
during the investigation.