{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1420","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1420","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY [1000. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 8. WATER RIGHTS [1414. - 1422.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-2/part-4/title-8"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Persons who have heretofore claimed the right to water, and who have not constructed works in which to divert it, and who have not diverted nor applied it to some useful purpose, must, after this Title takes effect, and within twenty days thereafter, proceed as in this Title provided, or their right ceases.</p>","text":"Persons who have heretofore claimed the right to water, and who have not constructed works in which to divert it, and who have not diverted nor applied it to some useful purpose, must, after this Title takes effect, and within twenty days thereafter, proceed as in this Title provided, or their right ceases.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/water-rights-1420","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}