California Code
PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT
CHAPTER 3 - Rights and Obligations of Public Utilities

ARTICLE 1 - Rates

Section 451. - 451. All charges demanded or received by any public utility,...

Section 451.1. - 451.1. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

Section 451.2. - 451.2. (a) In an application by an electrical corporation to...

Section 451.3. - 451.3. If the commission finds that an electrical corporation is...

Section 451.5. - 451.5. (a) Any expense resulting from a bonus paid to...

Section 452. - 452. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit...

Section 453. - 453. (a) No public utility shall, as to rates, charges,...

Section 453.5. - 453.5. Whenever the commission orders rate refunds to be distributed,...

Section 454. - 454. (a) Except as provided in Section 455, a public...

Section 454.1. - 454.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a...

Section 454.2. - 454.2. Notwithstanding Section 454, the commission may establish a “zone...

Section 454.3. - 454.3. The commission may, after a hearing, approve an increase...

Section 454.4. - 454.4. The commission shall establish rates for gas which is...

Section 454.5. - 454.5. (a) The commission shall specify the allocation of electricity,...

Section 454.51. - 454.51. The commission shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 454.52. - 454.52. (a) (1) Beginning in 2017, and to be updated...

Section 454.53. - 454.53. (a) It is the policy of the state that...

Section 454.54. - 454.54. In addition to the requirements of Section 454.52, the...

Section 454.55. - 454.55. (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the Energy...

Section 454.56. - 454.56. (a) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission,...

Section 454.57. - 454.57. (a) This section shall be known, and may be...

Section 454.59. - 454.59. (a) This section applies to the obligations on a...

Section 454.6. - 454.6. (a) A contract entered into pursuant to Section 454.5...

Section 454.7. - 454.7. The commission shall, to the extent permitted by federal...

Section 454.8. - 454.8. In any decision establishing rates for an electrical or...

Section 454.9. - 454.9. (a) The commission shall authorize public utilities to establish...

Section 455. - 455. Whenever any schedule stating an individual or joint rate,...

Section 455.1. - 455.1. Whenever a water corporation files with the commission, pursuant...

Section 455.2. - 455.2. (a) The commission shall issue its final decision on...

Section 455.3. - 455.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but...

Section 455.5. - 455.5. (a) In establishing rates for any electrical, gas, heat,...

Section 456. - 456. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit...

Section 458. - 458. (a) No common carrier, or any officer or agent...

Section 459. - 459. (a) No person or corporation, or any officer, agent,...

Section 460.3. - 460.3. (a) The commission shall prohibit any passenger stage corporation...

Section 460.7. - 460.7. (a) Beginning July 1, 1990, and continuing thereafter, every...

Section 461.2. - 461.2. For purposes of establishing rates for a telephone or...

Section 461.5. - 461.5. (a) (1) No discrimination in charges or facilities for...

Section 462. - 462. Every street or interurban railroad corporation shall upon such...

Section 463. - 463. (a) For purposes of establishing rates for any electrical...

Section 463.5. - 463.5. (a) Section 463 does not require the commission to...

Section 464. - 464. (a) Reasonable expenditures by transmission owners that are electrical...

Section 465. - 465. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), whenever any...

Section 466. - 466. Pursuant to Section 465, the contractor to whom the...

Section 467. - 467. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department...

Section 468. - 468. (a) For purposes of this section, “expense incurred by...

ARTICLE 2 - Tariff Schedules

Section 486. - 486. (a) Every common carrier shall file with the commission...

Section 487. - 487. The schedules shall plainly state the places between which...

Section 488. - 488. (a) Subject to such rules as the commission may...

Section 489. - 489. (a) The commission shall, by rule or order, require...

Section 490. - 490. (a) The commission may from time to time determine...

Section 491. - 491. Unless the commission otherwise orders, no change shall be...

Section 491.1. - 491.1. Notwithstanding Section 491, the commission may authorize a passenger...

Section 492. - 492. The names of the several public utilities which are...

Section 493. - 493. (a) No common carrier subject to this part shall...

Section 494. - 494. (a) No common carrier shall charge, demand, collect, or...

Section 495. - 495. Every telegraph and telephone corporation shall print and file...

Section 495.6. - 495.6. (a) Any city, county, or city and county that...

Section 495.7. - 495.7. (a) The commission may, by rule or order, establish...

ARTICLE 3 - Free or Reduced Rates

Section 521. - 521. As used in this article “employees” includes furloughed, pensioned,...

Section 522. - 522. Except as provided in this article, Sections 40180.5 and...

Section 523. - 523. When approved by the commission, a common carrier may...

Section 524. - 524. (a) Any common carrier may issue free or reduced...

Section 525. - 525. All blind residents of California may be granted free...

Section 527. - 527. Nothing in this part shall prevent the interchange of...

Section 528. - 528. Nothing in this part shall prevent the interchange of...

Section 529. - 529. Nothing in this part shall prevent any of the...

Section 530. - 530. (a) Every common carrier subject to the provisions of...

Section 531. - 531. Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this...

Section 532. - 532. Except as in this article otherwise provided, no public...

Section 533. - 533. The officers and employees of the Operations and Safety...

ARTICLE 4 - Facilities

Section 556. - 556. Every common carrier shall afford all reasonable, proper, and...

Section 558. - 558. Every telephone corporation and telegraph corporation operating in this...

Section 559. - 559. (a) Nothing in Sections 556 to 558, inclusive, shall...

Section 560. - 560. Upon the application of any shipper or receiver or...

Section 561. - 561. (a) Every railroad corporation, passenger stage corporation, passenger air...

Section 562. - 562. (a) Whenever the commission, on its own motion or...

Section 564. - 564. By January 1, 2024, the commission shall update General...

ARTICLE 5 - Reports to the Commission

Section 581. - 581. Every public utility shall furnish to the commission in...

Section 582. - 582. Whenever required by the commission, every public utility shall...

Section 583. - 583. (a) No information furnished to the commission by a...

Section 584. - 584. Every public utility shall furnish such reports to the...

Section 585. - 585. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), every public...

Section 587. - 587. Every water corporation with more than 2,000 service connections,...

Section 588. - 588. (a) Notwithstanding any regulation, tariff, opinion, or interim opinion...

Section 589. - 589. (a) In an existing or new proceeding, the commission...

Section 590. - 590. The commission shall require each electrical corporation to report...

Section 591. - 591. (a) The commission shall require an electrical or gas...

ARTICLE 6 - Relocation Assistance

Section 600. - 600. A public utility acquiring real property by eminent domain...

ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain

Section 610. - 610. This article applies only to a corporation or person...

Section 611. - 611. A railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 612. - 612. An electrical corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 613. - 613. A gas corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 614. - 614. A heat corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 615. - 615. A pipeline corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 616. - 616. A telephone corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 616.1. - 616.1. Notwithstanding Section 616, a telephone corporation may not condemn...

Section 617. - 617. A telegraph corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 618. - 618. A water corporation may condemn any property necessary for...

Section 619. - 619. A wharfinger may condemn any property necessary for the...

Section 620. - 620. A common carrier, as defined in subdivision (b) of...

Section 621. - 621. A street railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary...

Section 622. - 622. (a) As used in this section, “motor carrier” means:...

Section 623. - 623. A warehouseman may condemn any property necessary for the...

Section 624. - 624. A sewer system corporation may condemn any property necessary...

Section 625. - 625. (a) (1) (A) For the purpose of this article,...

Section 626. - 626. On or after January 1, 2000, a public utility...

ARTICLE 8 - Consultant and Advisory Services

Section 631. - 631. In addition to the requirements of Article 1 (commencing...

Section 632. - 632. For purposes of entering into contracts for consultant or...

Section 633. - 633. The requirements of Section 632 do not apply to...

ARTICLE 9 - Long-Term Plans and Procurement Plans

Section 635. - 635. In a long-term plan adopted by an electrical corporation...

ARTICLE 10 - Biomethane Procurement

Section 650. - 650. For purposes of this article, “biomethane” means methane produced...

Section 651. - 651. (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air...