The power of eminent domain may be exercised to acquire property for a particular use only by a person authorized by statute to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire such property for that use.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1240.020
General Limitations on Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain
Known as the Eminent Domain Law
The act spans §§ 1230–1273 (260 sections).
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.