{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"1740","citation":"Wat. Code, § 1740","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER [1200. - 1851.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10.5. Change of Point of Diversion, Place of Use, or Purpose of Use, Involving the Transfer of Water [1725. - 1745.11.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-10.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Transfer of Decreed Rights [1740. - 1740.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-10.5/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 634, Sec. 1.   (AB 426)   Effective January 1, 2014.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>Any water right determined under a court decree issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/wat/2500\">2500</a>) of Part 3 shall be transferable pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/wat/1700\">1700</a>). The court having the appropriate jurisdiction over the decreed rights may enter a supplemental decree modifying any rights involved upon motion of the board or any party with a vested water right.</p>","text":"Any water right determined under a court decree issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2500) of Part 3 shall be transferable pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1700). The court having the appropriate jurisdiction over the decreed rights may enter a supplemental decree modifying any rights involved upon motion of the board or any party with a vested water right.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/transfer-of-decreed-rights-1740","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}