{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-43703","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 43703","heading":"","body":"The costs of any action, proceeding, or contest may be allowed and apportioned between the parties or taxed to the defeated party in the discretion of the court or other tribunal before which it is heard.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 14. CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW [39000. - 48401.]","PART 6. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS [43000. - 44208.]","CHAPTER 5. Controversies [43700. - 43850.]","ARTICLE 1. Actions and Proceedings [43700. - 43707.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c0f7b9d4641a032def57006d98fd1b358c7dccbfaac8ceb32afb348367c5b5fb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-43702","next":"us-ca/wat-43704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}