{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"7524","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 7524","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. PUBLIC LANDS [6001. - 8558.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 3. SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS [7301. - 8106.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-6/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Sale of Swamp and Overflowed Lands [7501. - 7556.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Swamp and Overflowed Lands Sold Prior to September 19, 1939 [7521. - 7537.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 609.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any person desiring to purchase swamp and overflowed lands shall make an affidavit and file it in the office of the commission, that he is a citizen of the United States, or has filed his intention to become so; that he is a resident of the State, of lawful age; that he desires to purchase lands (describing them) under the law providing for the sale of swamp and overflowed lands; that he does not know of any valid claim to the lands, other than his own; that he knows the land applied for and the exterior bounds thereof, and knows, of his own knowledge, that there are no settlers thereon; or, if there are, that the land has been segregated more than six months by authority of the United States; and that the land which he now owns (swamp and overflowed), together with that sought to be purchased, does not exceed 640 acres.</p>","text":"Any person desiring to purchase swamp and overflowed lands shall make an affidavit and file it in the office of the commission, that he is a citizen of the United States, or has filed his intention to become so; that he is a resident of the State, of lawful age; that he desires to purchase lands (describing them) under the law providing for the sale of swamp and overflowed lands; that he does not know of any valid claim to the lands, other than his own; that he knows the land applied for and the exterior bounds thereof, and knows, of his own knowledge, that there are no settlers thereon; or, if there are, that the land has been segregated more than six months by authority of the United States; and that the land which he now owns (swamp and overflowed), together with that sought to be purchased, does not exceed 640 acres.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/swamp-and-overflowed-lands-sold-prior-to-september-19-1939-7524","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}