Health and Safety Code section 11578

If the action is brought by a citizen and the court finds there was no reasonable ground or cause for the action, the costs shall be taxed against him.

Source: Section 11578, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11578. (updated Jan. 1, 1972; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_11578

Original Source: Section 11578, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11578. (last accessed May 12, 2025).