{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1240.610","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1240.610","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 3. The Right to Take [1240.010. - 1240.700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-7/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Condemnation for More Necessary Public Use [1240.610. - 1240.700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-7/chapter-3/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any person authorized to acquire property for a particular use by eminent domain may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire for that use property appropriated to public use if the use for which the property is sought to be taken is a more necessary public use than the use to which the property is appropriated. Where property is sought to be acquired pursuant to this section, the complaint, and the resolution of necessity if one is required, shall refer specifically to this section.</p>","text":"Any person authorized to acquire property for a particular use by eminent domain may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire for that use property appropriated to public use if the use for which the property is sought to be taken is a more necessary public use than the use to which the property is appropriated. Where property is sought to be acquired pursuant to this section, the complaint, and the resolution of necessity if one is required, shall refer specifically to this section.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/condemnation-for-more-necessary-public-use-1240-610","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}