The legislative body of any municipality may grant a franchise to any person, firm, or corporation, whether operating under an existing franchise or not, to use, or to construct and use, poles, wires, conduits, and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing electricity for all purposes, or to use, or to lay and use, pipes and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing gas or industrial gas for all purposes, or to use, or to lay and use, pipes and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing oil or products thereof for all purposes, or to lay and use pipes, ditches, flumes, conduits, and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing water for all purposes, under, along, across, or upon the public streets, ways, alleys, and places within the municipality, upon the terms and conditions provided in this chapter.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 6202
General Provisions
Known as the Franchise Act
The act spans §§ 6201–6302 (31 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 3 Cal. 5th 248 - Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara (2017)
Most recently applied in 3 Cal. 5th 248 - Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara (June 2017)
Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 197, Sec. 2.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.