The remedies against a public nuisance are:
1. Indictment or information;
2. A civil action; or,
3. Abatement.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3491
PUBLIC NUISANCES
Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case Burton v. Municipal Court (1968)
Most recently applied in Cnty. of San Mateo v. Peabody Energy Corp. (In re Peabody Energy Corp.) (March 2019)
Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 11.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.