Public Resources Code section 5539

A district:

(a)

Has perpetual succession.

(b)

May sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings in all courts or tribunals of competent jurisdiction.

(c)

May adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.

Source: Section 5539, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=5539. (updated Jan. 1, 1939; accessed Oct. 6, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 5539, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=5539. (last accessed May 12, 2025).