Article 6 (commencing with Section 68630) of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Government Code applies to a comprehensive adjudication conducted pursuant to this chapter.
§ 831.Court Fees and Costs
Title 10. Actions In Particular Cases · Chapter 7. Actions Relating to Groundwater Rights · Article 1. General Provisions · Enacted 2015 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 831 applies the Government Code's provisions on court fees and costs in complex civil litigation to a comprehensive groundwater adjudication conducted under this chapter.
Full Text of § 831
Plain-English Summary
This is a short cross-reference section. It tells parties and courts that Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Government Code, beginning with § 68630, governs fees and costs in a comprehensive adjudication under this chapter.
Groundwater adjudications can run for years and involve enormous numbers of parties, so fee and cost questions carry real weight in these cases. Rather than write separate cost rules into this chapter, § 831 borrows the existing Government Code framework that already applies to complex civil litigation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What law governs court fees and costs in a groundwater adjudication?
Article 6 (commencing with § 68630) of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Government Code, as applied by § 831.
Did the Legislature write separate fee rules for groundwater cases?
No. Section 831 incorporates the existing Government Code provisions rather than creating new ones specific to groundwater adjudications.
Amendment History
Added by Stats 2015 ch 672 (AB 1390),s 1, eff. 1/1/2016.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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