{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"1002","citation":"Wat. Code, § 1002","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1000. - 1126.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Definitions and Interpretation of Division [1000. - 1018.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>This division shall not be held to bestow upon any person, except as expressly provided in it, any right where no such right existed prior to the time this division takes effect.</p>","text":"This division shall not be held to bestow upon any person, except as expressly provided in it, any right where no such right existed prior to the time this division takes effect.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/definitions-and-interpretation-of-division-1002","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}