ARTICLE 7. Eminent Domain

Article 7 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.

§§ 610–626 · 18 sections

• § 610 This article applies only to a corporation or person that is a public utility.
• § 611 A railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its railroad.
• § 612 An electrical corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its electric plant.
• § 613 A gas corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its gas plant.
• § 614 A heat corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its heating plant.
• § 615 A pipeline corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its pipeline.
• § 616 A telephone corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its telephone line.
• § 616.1 Notwithstanding Section 616, a telephone corporation may not condemn any property on an airport owned by a city and county, and located in another county,…
• § 617 A telegraph corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its telegraph line.
• § 618 A water corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its water system.
• § 619 A wharfinger may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of facilities for the receipt or discharge of freight or passengers.
• § 620 A common carrier, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 211, may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of facilities for its…
• § 621 A street railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its street railroad.
• § 622 (a) As used in this section, “motor carrier” means: A passenger stage corporation as defined in Section 226. (b) As used in this section, “water carrier” means…
• § 623 A warehouseman may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its facilities for storing property.
• § 624 A sewer system corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its sewer system.
• § 625 (a) (1) (A) For the purpose of this article, except as specified in paragraph (4), a public utility that offers competitive services may not condemn any…
• § 626 On or after January 1, 2000, a public utility may not enter into any exclusive access agreement with the owner or lessor of, or a person controlling or…