California Code
TITLE 7 - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW
CHAPTER 5 - Commencement of Proceeding

ARTICLE 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue

Section 1250.010. - 1250.010. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1230.060 and in...

Section 1250.020. - 1250.020. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the proceeding...

Section 1250.030. - 1250.030. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the county...

Section 1250.040. - 1250.040. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure for...

ARTICLE 2 - Commencement of Proceeding Generally

Section 1250.110. - 1250.110. An eminent domain proceeding is commenced by filing a...

Section 1250.120. - 1250.120. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the form...

Section 1250.125. - 1250.125. (a) Where summons is served by publication, the publication...

Section 1250.130. - 1250.130. Where the court orders service by publication, it shall...

Section 1250.140. - 1250.140. Where the state is a defendant, the summons and...

Section 1250.150. - 1250.150. The plaintiff, at the time of the commencement of...

ARTICLE 3 - Parties; Joinder of Property

Section 1250.210. - 1250.210. Each person seeking to take property by eminent domain...

Section 1250.220. - 1250.220. (a) The plaintiff shall name as defendants, by their...

Section 1250.230. - 1250.230. Any person who claims a legal or equitable interest...

Section 1250.240. - 1250.240. The plaintiff may join in one complaint all property...

Section 1250.250. - 1250.250. (a) If the only interest of the county or...

ARTICLE 4 - Pleadings

Section 1250.310. - 1250.310. The complaint shall contain all of the following: (a)...

Section 1250.320. - 1250.320. (a) The answer shall include a statement of the...

Section 1250.325. - 1250.325. (a) A defendant may file a disclaimer at any...

Section 1250.330. - 1250.330. Where a party is represented by an attorney, his...

Section 1250.340. - 1250.340. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), the court...

Section 1250.345. - 1250.345. Subject to the power of the court to permit...

ARTICLE 5 - Objections to Right to Take

Section 1250.350. - 1250.350. A defendant may object to the plaintiff’s right to...

Section 1250.360. - 1250.360. Grounds for objection to the right to take, regardless...

Section 1250.370. - 1250.370. In addition to the grounds listed in Section 1250.360,...

ARTICLE 6 - Settlement Offers and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Section 1250.410. - 1250.410. (a) At least 20 days prior to the date...

Section 1250.420. - 1250.420. The parties may by agreement refer a dispute that...

Section 1250.430. - 1250.430. Notwithstanding any other statute or rule of court governing...