Code Civ. Proc., § 1240.020 · Article 1. General Limitations on Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain
Code Civ. Proc., § 1240.020
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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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.
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