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Cal. Const. art. XII, § 3 — PUBLIC UTILITIES
Cal. Const. art. XII, § 3
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- Statute
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- California Constitution
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- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Private corporations and persons that own, operate, control, or manage a line, plant, or system for the transportation of people or property, the transmission of telephone and telegraph messages, or the production, generation, transmission, or furnishing of heat, light, water, power, storage, or…
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Cal. Const. art. XII, § 3 — PUBLIC UTILITIES is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Private corporations and persons that own, operate, control, or manage a line, plant, or system for the transportation of people or property, the transmission of telephone and telegraph messages, or the production, generation, transmission, or furnishing of heat, light, water, power, storage, or wharfage directly or indirectly to or for the public, and common carriers, are public utilities subject to control by the Legislature. The Legislature may prescribe that additional classes of private corporations or other persons are public utilities.