California Health and Safety Code

§ 5053

HSC § 5053Div. 5 · Part 3 · Ch. 5 · Art. 7

Statute text

The rates and penalties may be collected in the following manner:

(a)An action may be brought in the name of the district against the person who occupied the property when the service was rendered for the collection of the amount of the delinquent rate and all penalties. A reasonable attorney’s fee shall be awarded the plaintiff.

(b)The governing body may provide that the rates shall be collected with the rates for any other utility service rendered by the district and all the rates shall be itemized, billed upon the same bill, and collected as one item, together with and not separate from such other utility service charge.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1507.