California Public Resources Code 7555 – (a) In a case in which the state has sold lands acquired by it …
(a) In a case in which the state has sold lands acquired by it as swamp and overflowed lands, the person claiming or deraigning title to any lands through or under a purchase of the lands from the state may bring suit against the state in a court of competent jurisdiction of the state to establish the boundaries of, and to quiet title to, the land or a portion of the land, and may prosecute the suit to final judgment. The complaint in the action shall contain a plat of the property described in the complaint, which plat shall show the location of the property in respect to a section corner, the location of which is shown on an approved United States government township plat, or in respect to a monument that has been established by reference to a section corner.
(b) Service of summons in the suits shall be made upon the Chair of the State Lands Commission and upon the Attorney General, and the Attorney General shall represent the state in the suits.
Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 7555
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(c) Costs against the state shall not be allowed in the suit.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 261. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)