California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC

HNC §740: Any action taken in the enforcement of this article shall be commenced within three years of the department’s discovery of the facts constituting the grounds for that action.

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The department has three years from discovering facts supporting enforcement action under this article to begin that action.

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Any action taken in the enforcement of this article shall be commenced within three years of the department’s discovery of the facts constituting the grounds for that action.

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