California § 6001. 6001. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 173.)

California Statutes

§ 6001. — 6001. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 173.)

California § 6001.

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Code PUCPublic Utilities Code - PUC

Div. 3.DIVISION 3. PUBLIC UTILITY FRANCHISES BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Franchise Provisions in General

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Manner of Granting

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Every franchise or privilege to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct or operate street or interurban railroads upon any public street or highway, to lay gas pipes for the purpose of carrying gas for light, heat, or power, to erect poles or wires for transmitting electricity for light, heat, or power, along or upon any public street or highway, or to exercise any other privilege whatever proposed to be granted by the governing or legislative body of any county, city and county, or city shall be granted upon the conditions in this article provided, and not otherwise, except when such franchises are granted pursuant to Chapters 2 or 3 of this division.
This article does not apply to franchises or privileges for railroads, or telegraph or telephone lines doing an interstate 

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Every franchise or privilege to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct or operate street or interurban railroads upon any public street or highway, to lay gas pipes for the purpose of carrying gas for light, heat, or power, to erect poles or wires for transmitting electricity for light, heat, or power, along or upon any public street or highway, or to exercise any other privilege whatever proposed to be granted by the governing or legislative body of any county, city and county, or city shall be granted upon the conditions in this article provided, and not otherwise, except when such franchises are granted pursuant to Chapters 2 or 3 of this division.
This article does not apply to franchises or privileges for railroads, or telegraph or telephone lines doing an interstate business, or to renewals of franchises for piers, chutes, or wharves, or to community antenna television systems, or to franchises or privileges for purposes not involving the furnishing of any service or commodity to the public or any portion thereof.