Water Code section 4178

A watermaster may arrest any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) and to deliver the person to the sheriff or other competent police officer within the county, and immediately thereafter file a complaint with a magistrate against the person so arrested.

Source: Section 4178, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=4178. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_4178

Original Source: Section 4178, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=4178. (last accessed May 12, 2025).