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DIVISION 2. PROPERTY 654-1422›PART 1. PROPERTY IN GENERAL 654-749›TITLE 2. OWNERSHIP 669-742›CHAPTER 1. Owners 669-671

§ [670.]

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Section Six Hundred and Seventy. The State is the owner of all land below tide water, and below ordinary high-water mark, bordering upon tide water within the State; of all land below the water of a navigable lake or stream; of all property lawfully appropriated by it to its own use; of all property dedicated to the State; and of all property of which there is no other owner.

(Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.)

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