{"code":"PUC","codeName":"Public Utilities Code","section":"6263","citation":"Pub. Util. Code, § 6263","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PUBLIC UTILITY FRANCHISES BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS [6001. - 6467.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Gas, Oil, Electric, and Water Franchises by Municipalities [6201. - 6302.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Scope of Franchise [6261. - 6265.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-3/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No franchise granted under this chapter shall ever be given any value before any court or other public authority in any proceeding of any character in excess of the cost to the grantee of the necessary publication and any other sum paid by it to the municipality therefor at the time of acquisition.</p>","text":"No franchise granted under this chapter shall ever be given any value before any court or other public authority in any proceeding of any character in excess of the cost to the grantee of the necessary publication and any other sum paid by it to the municipality therefor at the time of acquisition.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/scope-of-franchise-6263","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}