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CA Pub Util Code § 8104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 6 - Electric Service Areas|ARTICLE 1 - Designation by Public Utilities Commission|Section 8104.

8104.  If the commission finds that it is for the best interests of the State and of the utility, and not incompatible with any public interest that the petition be granted, it shall make and issue its order limiting the area or areas within which the utility shall have the right and authority to sell or distribute electric power or energy, directly or indirectly, or define the area or areas within which the utility shall not have the right or authority to sell or distribute electric power or energy, directly or indirectly. The commission may, in its order, approve and thereby authorize the contract or conditions, if any, in connection therewith. No limitation or definition of area or areas or statement of conditions shall be included in the order except as contained in the petition and contract.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 6 - Electric Service Areas|ARTICLE 1 - Designation by Public Utilities Commission|Section 8106.

8106.  Where limitation of areas to be served or limitations or designations of areas not to be served by the utility and by an irrigation district have heretofore been approved or are hereafter approved by the commission they shall be deemed to have complied with this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 6 - Electric Service Areas|ARTICLE 1 - Designation by Public Utilities Commission|Section 8107.

8107.  In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 530, Statues of 1907), Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code, or any rule of statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade, proof that the act complained of was done in compliance with this article or an order issued under it and in furtherance of the purposes and provisions of this article is a complete defense in such action or proceeding.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 6 - Electric Service Areas|ARTICLE 1 - Designation by Public Utilities Commission|Section 8108.

8108.  If, in any contract submitted and approved by the commission or in any order made by the commission pursuant to application and petition as in this article provided, it is provided that the utility is not to serve or furnish electric energy in a specified area or areas, or is to furnish or serve electric energy under limited or specified circumstances only, or is to refrain from serving or furnishing electric energy in certain specified areas or under certain specified circumstances or under certain specified limitations, then, from and after the effective date of such order of the commission, it shall be unlawful for the utility to serve electric energy in any area or in any manner which the contract and order provides that service shall not be rendered, and the affected district shall be entitled, as a matter of right, to an injunction to prevent any such unlawful act on the part of the utility.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 1 - Adequate Water Service|Section 8201.

8201.  Any water company having a franchise to use the streets of a city, shall properly and adequately serve with water the inhabitants of the territory for the service of which it has such franchise.As used in this section, to “properly and adequately serve with water” includes furnishing water of a quality meeting or exceeding standards established by the State Department of Health pursuant to Section 4026 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 229.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 1 - Adequate Water Service|Section 8202.

8202.  If the commission has jurisdiction of extensions and service in the city it shall enforce a compliance with Section 8201. If the commission does not have such jurisdiction, then the governing body of the city shall adopt rules to enforce a compliance with Section 8201.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 1 - Adequate Water Service|Section 8203.

8203.  In addition to the penalties which may be provided by the governing body of a city for failure to comply with such regulations adopted by it, any person aggrieved by the failure of any water company to comply with such regulations may recover, by civil action against such water company, twice the amount of damages he may sustain by reason of such failure.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 1 - Adequate Water Service|Section 8204.

8204.  “Water company” as used in this article, includes any person, firm, or private corporation engaged in the business of supplying water for domestic use within any city.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Railroad and Steamboat Police|Section 8226.

8226.  The Governor of the state may, upon the application of any railroad company, appoint and commission during his or her pleasure one or more persons designated by the company, to serve at the expense of the company, as police officers, who shall have the powers and authority of peace officers listed in Section 830.33 of the Penal Code, after being duly sworn. The company designating these persons shall be responsible civilly for any abuse of their authority.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 82, Sec. 16. Effective May 3, 1990.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Railroad and Steamboat Police|Section 8227.

8227.  Every peace officer designated under Section 8226 shall, when in uniform, wear in plain view a shield bearing the words “railroad police,” and the name of the company for which he or she is commissioned. When on duty, but not in uniform, the peace officer shall carry the shield upon his or her person and present it upon request.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 82, Sec. 17. Effective May 3, 1990.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8251 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Use of Spotter Reports|Section 8251.

8251.  It is unlawful for any public service corporation, or agent, superintendent, or manager thereof, employing any special agent, detective, or person commonly known as a “spotter,” for the purpose of investigating, obtaining, and reporting to the employer information concerning its employees, to discipline or discharge any employee, where such act of discipline or the discharge is based upon a report by such special agent, detective, or spotter, which report involves a question of integrity, honesty, or a breach of rules of the employer, unless such employer, its agent, superintendent, or manager, gives notice and accords a hearing to the employee thus accused, when requested by the employee. At such hearing the employer shall state specific charges on which act of discipline or discharge is based, and the accused employee shall have the right to furnish testimony in his defense.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Use of Spotter Reports|Section 8252.

8252.  Each violation of this article by any person, firm, association, or corporation is a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than six hundred dollars ($600), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In case of a public service corporation committing any violation of this article, the imprisonment when imposed shall be imposed upon the officers or agents thereof committing such offense.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 362. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8276 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Retirement Fund Investment Losses|Section 8276.

8276.  The commission shall prohibit any public utility that has any retirement funds invested in the government of Libya, or in any corporation based in that country, from including in its plant operating budget any losses incurred as a result of those investments.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 31, Sec. 6. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8277 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Retirement Fund Investment Losses|Section 8277.

8277.  The commission shall require every public utility to provide the commission with a list of its retirement fund investments in the government of Libya, or in any corporation based in that country.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 31, Sec. 7. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8278 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Retirement Fund Investment Losses|Section 8278.

8278.  The commission shall verify the accuracy of the information provided pursuant to Section 8277, and shall disallow any losses incurred as a result of investments in the government of Libya, or in any corporation based in that country, in establishing rates for the public utility.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 31, Sec. 8. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8279 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Retirement Fund Investment Losses|Section 8279.

8279.  This article does not prevent the commission from applying this article to public utility retirement fund investments in other countries such as, but not limited to, Libya, if comparable conditions warrant that application.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 31, Sec. 9. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8282 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Women, Minority, Disabled Veteran, and LGBT Business Enterprises|Section 8282.

8282.  For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Control” means exercising the power to make policy decisions.(b) “Disabled veteran business enterprise” has the same meaning as defined in Section 999 of the Military and Veterans Code.(c) “LGBT business enterprise” means a business enterprise that is at least 51-percent owned by a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person or persons; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of those individuals.(d) “Minority business enterprise” means a business enterprise that is at least 51-percent owned by a minority group or groups; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more minority groups, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of those individuals. The contracting utility shall presume that minority includes African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Pacific Americans.(e) To “operate” means to be actively involved in the day-to-day management. It is not enough to merely be an officer or director.(f) “Renewable energy project” means a project for the development and operation of an eligible renewable energy resource meeting the requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1).(g) “Women business enterprise” means a business enterprise that is at least 51-percent owned by a woman or women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of those individuals.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 271. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8284 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Women, Minority, Disabled Veteran, and LGBT Business Enterprises|Section 8284.

8284.  (a) (1) The commission shall, by rule or order, adopt criteria for verifying and determining the eligibility of women, minority, and LGBT business enterprises for procurement contracts.(2) The commission shall adopt the Department of General Services’ disabled veteran business enterprise certification eligibility requirements for verifying and determining the eligibility of disabled veteran business enterprises for procurement contracts, and shall not deem eligible those disabled veteran business enterprises that are not certified by the Department of General Services.(3) In initially adopting criteria for verifying and determining the eligibility of LGBT business enterprises for procurement contracts pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall adopt the LGBT status qualifiers created by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. The commission may update these LGBT status qualifiers as appropriate.(b) The commission shall develop, and require every electrical, gas, water, wireless telecommunications service provider, and telephone corporation with gross annual revenues exceeding twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) and their commission-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates to implement, an outreach program to inform and recruit women, minority, disabled veteran, and LGBT business enterprises to apply for procurement contracts under this article.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 633, Sec. 5. (AB 1678) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8285 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Women, Minority, Disabled Veteran, and LGBT Business Enterprises|Section 8285.

8285.  (a) Any person or corporation, through its directors, officers, or agents, which falsely represents a business as a women, minority, or LGBT business enterprise in the procurement of, or the attempt to procure, contracts from an electrical, gas, water, wireless telecommunications service provider, or telephone corporation with gross annual revenues exceeding twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), or a commission-regulated subsidiary or affiliate subject to this article, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or in the state prison, or by both that fine and imprisonment. In the case of a corporation, the fine or imprisonment, or both, shall be imposed on every director, officer, or agent responsible for the false statements.(b) Any person or corporation, through its directors, officers, or agents, which falsely represents a business as a disabled veteran business enterprise in the procurement of, or the attempt to procure, contracts from an electrical, gas, water, wireless telecommunications service provider, or telephone corporation with gross annual revenues exceeding twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), or a commission-regulated subsidiary or affiliate subject to this article, shall be punished according to the penalties established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 999.9 of the Military and Veterans Code. In the case of a corporation, the fine or imprisonment, or both, shall be imposed on every director, officer, or agent responsible for the false statements.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 633, Sec. 6. (AB 1678) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Util Code § 8286 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 7 - Miscellaneous Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Women, Minority, Disabled Veteran, and LGBT Business Enterprises|Section 8286.

8286.  (a) In order to facilitate the participation of women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, and LGBT-owned businesses and small businesses in contract procurement, any corporation subject to this article may consider the following measures to include those businesses in all phases of their contracting:(1) Timely or progressive payments to those businesses.(2) An amendment of the performance bond requirements so that bond requirements of electrical, gas, and telephone corporations do not prohibitively burden those businesses from procuring the corporation’s business.(3) The provision of assistance to those businesses by securing contract payments to those businesses with letters of credit, negotiable securities, or other financing arrangements or measures.(b) This section does not restrict a corporation’s ability to require a bond.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 633, Sec. 7. (AB 1678) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10001.

10001.  “Public utility” as used in this article, means the supply of a municipal corporation alone or together with its inhabitants, or any portion thereof, with water, light, heat, power, sewage collection, treatment, or disposal for sanitary or drainage purposes, transportation of persons or property, means of communication, or means of promoting the public convenience.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1112, Sec. 1. Effective September 13, 1984.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10001.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10001.5.

10001.5.  A municipal corporation that provides broadband Internet access services shall comply with the requirements of Article 12 (commencing with Section 53167) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 963, Sec. 6. (AB 1999) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10002.

10002.  Any municipal corporation may acquire, construct, own, operate, or lease any public utility.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10003.

10003.  The power to acquire and operate a public utility includes the power to complete, reconstruct, extend, change, enlarge, and repair a public utility acquired, constructed, owned, or operated by a municipality.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10004.

10004.  For the purpose set forth in Sections 10002 and 10003 a municipal corporation may acquire, own, control, sell, or exchange lands, easements, licenses, and rights of every nature within or without its corporate limits, and may operate a public utility within or without the corporate limits when necessary to supply the municipality, or its inhabitants or any portion thereof, with the service desired.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10004.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10004.5.

10004.5.  (a) Except as provided for in subdivision (b), any judicial action or proceeding against a municipal corporation that provides electric utility service, to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance, resolution, or motion fixing or changing a rate or charge for an electric commodity or an electric service furnished by a municipal corporation and adopted on or after July 1, 2000, shall be commenced within 120 days of the effective date of that ordinance, resolution, or motion.(b) This section does not apply to any judicial action or proceeding filed pursuant to Chapter 13.7 (commencing with Section 54999) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code to protest or challenge a rate or charge or to seek the refund of a capital facilities fee if the notice and disclosure requirements of Section 54999.35 of the Government Code have not been followed.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 146, Sec. 5. Effective July 21, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10005.

10005.  Whenever, in the operation of a utility, a municipality develops an excess of water, light, heat, or power, over and above the amount which is necessary for the use of the municipality and its inhabitants, or such portion thereof as the legislative body of the municipality determines is to be supplied therewith, the municipality may sell, lease, or distribute the excess outside of its corporate limits.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 10006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 5 - UTILITIES OWNED BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities|ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition and Operation|Section 10006.

10006.  No lease of a public utility is valid for a period of more than 15 years, and all such leases shall be let to the highest bidder at public auction.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)