{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1230.030","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1230.030","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE [1063. - 1822.60.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3"},{"name":"TITLE 7. EMINENT DOMAIN LAW [1230.010. - 1273.050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1230.010. - 1230.070.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-7/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Nothing in this title requires that the power of eminent domain be exercised to acquire property necessary for public use. Whether property necessary for public use is to be acquired by purchase or other means or by eminent domain is a decision left to the discretion of the person authorized to acquire the property.</p>","text":"Nothing in this title requires that the power of eminent domain be exercised to acquire property necessary for public use. Whether property necessary for public use is to be acquired by purchase or other means or by eminent domain is a decision left to the discretion of the person authorized to acquire the property.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/general-provisions-1230-030","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}