DIVISION 45. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE 78000-81050›PART 2. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACCOUNT 78000-81050›CHAPTER 8. Cost Recovery 79650-79955›ARTICLE 6. Liability of Residential Property Owner 79780-79800
§ 79800
California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
In an action brought against an owner of property to recover costs or expenditures incurred from the state account pursuant to this part in response to a hazardous substance release, the presumption established in Section 79790 may be rebutted if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts upon which the department made the certification pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 79795 are true.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)
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