The grantee shall remove or relocate without expense to the municipality any facilities installed, used, and maintained under the franchise if and when made necessary by any lawful change of grade, alignment, or width of any public street, way, alley, or place, including the construction of any subway or viaduct, by the municipality.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 6297
Duties and Liabilities of Grantee
Known as the Franchise Act
The act spans §§ 6201–6302 (31 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Southern California Edison Co. (1958)
Most recently applied in Southern California Edison Company v. Orange County Transportation Authority (March 2024)
Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.