California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1240.020

Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1240.020 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-3-of-special-proceedings-of-a-civil-nature/title-7-eminent-domain-law/chapter-3-the-right-to-take/article-1-general-limitations-on-exercise-of-power-of-eminent-domain/section-1240.020

Other sections in Article 1 - General Limitations on Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain

§ 1240.010§ 1240.020§ 1240.030§ 1240.040§ 1240.050§ 1240.055

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