California

Public Utilities Code - PUC

7,564 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 180259 — Delivery of any bonds may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits.
• § 180260 — All accrued interest received on the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds, and the remainder of the proceeds of the
• § 180261 — (a) The authority may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the authority upon the terms, at the times and in the manner which it deter
• § 180262 — (a) The authority may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized pursuant to this chapter, but which have not been sold or delivered, and may issue negotiable bond an
• § 180263 — Any bonds issued under this chapter are legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; and for state school funds; and w
• § 180264 — Any action or proceedings wherein the validity of the adoption of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance provided for in this chapter or the issuance of any bonds thereunder or any of the proce
• § 1803 — The commission shall award reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs of preparation for and participation in a hearing or proceeding to any customer who co
• § 1803.1 — The commission shall adopt a policy to allow reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs of preparation for and participation in a hearing or proceeding to a
• § 180300 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In the County of Sacramento, the authority seeks to address local transportation needs by raising additional local revenue to fund transpor
• § 180301 — Unless expressly stated in this chapter, the provisions set forth in this division apply to the authority.
• § 180302 — For purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (a) “Active transportation” means infrastructure facilities or services that encourage increased u
• § 180303 — (a) The authority may issue bonds to finance costs of high-occupancy toll lanes or other toll facilities within the County of Sacramento approved by the California Transportation Commission pursuant t
• § 180304 — (a) The allowable expenditure categories set forth in Section 180205 shall also include the construction, modernization, and improvement of infrastructure that supports infill or transit-oriented deve
• § 180305 — (a) (1) An ordinance and corresponding expenditure plan may be imposed by the authority in a geographic area that comprises less than the total area of the County of Sacramento, including its incorpor
• § 1804 — (a) (1) A customer who, or eligible local government entity that, intends to seek an award under this article shall, within 30 days after the prehearing conference is held, file and serve on all parti
• § 18050 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any public utility district in the Lake Tahoe Basin which has provided or undertaken to provide a sewer system and treatment facilities which transport or a
• § 18051 — (a) The zones authorized by this chapter shall be formed in the same manner as assessment districts are formed pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 1
• § 18052 — Bonds of a zone formed pursuant to this chapter shall be issued in the amount of the costs of the improvements of the zone, notwithstanding Section 16573, payable in 25 or less serial annual amounts,
• § 18054 — The board shall annually, at the time of levying taxes for general district purposes, fix a rate of ad valorem tax upon the taxable real property in the zone created therefor, sufficient to pay the zo
• § 18055 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that special facts exist with respect to public utility districts in the Lake Tahoe Basin which require the enactment of this chapter, applicable only to such
• § 1806 — The computation of compensation awarded pursuant to Section 1804 shall take into consideration the market rates paid to persons of comparable training and experience who offer similar services.
• § 1807 — (a) An award made under this article shall be paid by the public utility that is the subject of the hearing, investigation, or proceeding, as determined by the commission, within 30 days.
• § 1808 — The commission shall deny any award to any customer or eligible local government entity that attempts to delay or obstruct the orderly and timely fulfillment of the commission’s responsibilities.
• § 181000 — The Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority is hereby created.
• § 181001 — The authority is a public instrumentality governed by the same board as that governing the Sonoma County Transportation Authority.
• § 181003 — The authority, in cooperation with local agencies that elect to participate, may perform coordination and implementation activities, within the boundaries of Sonoma County, to assist those agencies in
• § 181004 — Activities authorized under Section 181003 shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Reduction of energy consumption.
• § 181005 — The authority shall adopt rules for its proceedings consistent with the laws of the state.
• § 181006 — A majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the authority require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the
• § 181007 — The acts of the authority shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
• § 181008 — All meetings of the authority shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
• § 181009 — The authority shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt an annual budget.
• § 181010 — The members of the authority shall be compensated as determined by the authority and shall be reimbursed for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with performing authority duties.
• § 181011 — (a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code not later than 15 days prior to the hearing
• § 181012 — The authority may sue and be sued, except as provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
• § 181013 — All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Division 3.
• § 181014 — The authority may apply for funds available to carry out its functions and may receive grants of funds to carry out its functions.
• § 181015 — Nothing in this division shall supersede or interfere with activities, plans, or actions of other local agencies.
• § 1812 — A group or association that represents the interests of small agricultural customers in a proceeding and that would otherwise be eligible for an award of compensation pursuant to Section 1804 without
• § 1821 — As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Computer model” means a computer program.
• § 1822 — (a) Any computer model that is the basis for any testimony or exhibit in a hearing or proceeding before the commission shall be available to, and subject to verification by, the commission and parties
• § 1825 — (a) If the commission determines in a proceeding that the appointment of a receiver is warranted pursuant to the processes or procedures adopted by the commission in its Decision 20-05-053, the commis
• § 1826 — Whenever the commission determines, after notice and hearing, that any water or sewer system corporation is unable or unwilling to adequately serve its ratepayers, has been actually or effectively aba
• § 185000 — This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California High-Speed Rail Act.
• § 185010 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) California, over the past decades, has built an extensive network of freeways and airports to meet the state’s growing transportatio
• § 185012 — As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the High-Speed Rail Authority.
• § 185020 — (a) There is in the Transportation Agency a High-Speed Rail Authority.
• § 185022 — (a) Each voting member of the authority shall receive compensation of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day that the member is attending to the business of the authority, but shall not receive more
• § 185024 — (a) The authority shall appoint an executive director, exempt from civil service, who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority, to administer the affairs of the authority as directed by the author
• § 185030 — The authority shall direct the development and implementation of intercity high-speed rail service that is fully integrated with the state’s existing intercity rail and bus network, consisting of inte
• § 185032 — Upon an appropriation in the Budget Act for that purpose, the authority shall prepare a plan for the construction and operation of a high-speed train network for the state, consistent with and continu
• § 185033 — (a) The authority shall prepare, publish, adopt, and submit to the Legislature, not later than May 1, 2014, and every two years thereafter, a business plan.
• § 185033.5 — On or before March 1, 2017, and every two years thereafter, the authority shall provide a project update report, approved by the Secretary of Transportation as consistent with the criteria in this sec
• § 185033.7 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Merced to Bakersfield segment” means a 171-mile electrified dual-track segment that is usable for high-speed rail service in the
• § 185033.8 — (a) As part of the business plan that is due on or before May 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 185033, the authority shall provide a detailed funding plan for the Merced to Bakersfield segment that includ
• § 185034 — The authority may do any of the following: (1) Conduct engineering and other studies related to the selection and acquisition of rights-of-way and the selection of a franchisee, including, but not lim
• § 185034.5 — For purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code, each individual who is selected by the authority to serve in a peer review capacity to the aut
• § 185035 — (a) The authority shall establish an independent peer review group for the purpose of reviewing the planning, engineering, financing, and other elements of the authority’s plans and issuing an analysi
• § 185036 — Upon approval by the Legislature, by the enactment of a statute, or approval by the voters of a financial plan providing the necessary funding for the construction of a high-speed network, the authori
• § 185036.1 — (a) The authority shall make every effort to purchase high-speed train rolling stock and related equipment that are manufactured in California, as defined in subdivision (b), consistent with federal l
• § 185036.2 — Notwithstanding the authority’s ability to delegate power to the executive director pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 185024, a contract change order with a value greater than one hundred million
• § 185036.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, “Merced to Bakersfield segment” has the same meaning as defined in Section 185033.
• § 185037 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project along the high-speed rail network, the authority may contract with the department to perform project design and engineering services, in
• § 185038 — Any legal or equitable action brought against the authority shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento.
• § 185040 — (a) If the authority determines that real property or an interest therein, previously or hereafter acquired by the state for high-speed rail purposes, is no longer necessary for those purposes, the au
• § 185041 — The authority may sell or lease excess right-of-way parcels to municipalities or other local agencies for public purposes, and may accept as all or part of the consideration for the sale or lease any
• § 185042 — The authority may lease nonoperating right-of-way areas to municipalities or other local agencies for public purposes, and may contribute toward the cost of developing local parks and other recreation
• § 185044 — The authority may lease to public agencies or private entities or individuals for any term not to exceed 99 years the use of areas above or below operating rights-of-way and portions of property not c
• § 185045 — The High-Speed Rail Property Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the deposit of revenue received from the sale, lease, or grant of any interest in or use of real property owned or managed
• § 185500 — (a) “High-speed rail property” means real property or an interest therein, including any right-of-way, previously or hereafter acquired by the state for high-speed rail purposes.
• § 185501 — (a) When the authority requires any utility to remove any utility facility lawfully maintained in the right-of-way of any high-speed rail property to a location entirely outside the high-speed rail pr
• § 185502 — (a) When the authority requires a publicly owned utility to relocate within a high-speed rail property any utility facility lawfully maintained in that property that was not used for high-speed rail p
• § 185503 — If the authority requires the relocation within the right-of-way of any utility facility more than once within a period of 10 years, the authority shall pay the cost of the second relocation and any s
• § 185504 — (a) In any case in which the authority is required under the provisions of this chapter to pay the cost of removal or relocation of any utility facility, it shall be entitled to the following credits:
• § 185505 — (a) The authority and any utility required to remove a utility facility or to relocate any utility facility may, by agreement, provide for the respective amounts of the cost to be borne by each.
• § 185506 — In the event of failure to reach an agreement as provided in Section 185505, the utility or the authority may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for apportionment of the cost between
• § 185507 — (a) The authority and any utility as defined in Section 185500 may enter into a contract providing for or apportioning the obligations and costs to be borne by each party as to either or both of the f
• § 185508 — A utility is entitled to a permit for such reasonable crossings of high-speed rail property as may be required for the proper discharge of the utility’s service to the public.
• § 185509 — The authority shall exercise reasonable discretion in acting on applications of utilities for permits to occupy high-speed rail property for longitudinal locations of facilities, as may be required fo
• § 185510 — The authority, in acting upon applications for utility permits, shall consider both the interests of the traveling public upon the high-speed rail property and the needs of consumers for utility servi
• § 185511 — Nothing in this chapter is intended to prevent the authority from making reasonable rules and regulations and requiring reasonable conditions in permits concerning the place, manner, and method of loc
• § 187000 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring that information available to make fiscally responsible decisions about the project is accurate, current, and impartial is critical to better ensur
• § 187010 — Unless the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Inspector General” means the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General appointed pursuant
• § 187020 — (a) (1) There is hereby created the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General.
• § 187022 — (a) In coordination with the High-Speed Rail Authority, the Inspector General shall be provided with appropriate and adequate office space at the High-Speed Rail Authority’s offices or other facilitie
• § 187024 — Subject to applicable law, the Inspector General shall select, appoint, and employ officers and employees necessary to carry out the functions of the office.
• § 187030 — (a) The Inspector General may, under policies developed by the Inspector General, initiate an audit or review on the Inspector General’s own accord regarding oversight related to delivery of the proje
• § 187032 — (a) In connection with duties authorized pursuant to this division, the Office of the Inspector General may do any of the following: (1) Administer oaths.
• § 187034 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Inspector General during regular business hours or at any other time determined necessary by the Inspector General shall have access to and authority to examine
• § 187036 — It is a misdemeanor for the Inspector General or any employee or former employee of the Inspector General to divulge or make known in any manner not expressly permitted by law to any person not employ
• § 187038 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 19 — “City” includes city and county and “incorporated town,” but does not include “unincorporated town” or “village.
• § 1901 — Copies of all official documents and orders filed or deposited according to law in the office of the commission, certified by a commissioner or by the executive director or an assistant executive dire
• § 1902 — Every order, authorization, or certificate issued or approved by the commission under the following provisions of this part shall be in writing and entered on the records of the commission: (a) Sectio
• § 1903 — The commission shall fix the fees to be charged for the making and furnishing of copies, including certified copies, of papers, records, and documents of the commission.
• § 1904 — The commission shall also charge and collect the following fees: (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1036 for filing each application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, or
• § 1904.1 — The commission shall also charge and collect a fee for a certificate authorizing an issue of stock, which fee shall be computed at the rates set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 1904 and determined
• § 1904.2 — (a) In every case in which an applicant’s security issues are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act (49 Stat.
• § 1905 — No fees shall be charged or collected for copies of papers, records, or official documents, furnished to public officers for use in their official capacity, or for the annual reports of the commission
• § 2 — The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations there
• § 20 — (a) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission created by Section 1 of Article XII of the California Constitution, and “commissioner” means a member of the commission.
• § 20.5 — For the purposes of this code, “recycled water” or “reclaimed water” has the same meaning as recycled water as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050 of the Water Code.
• § 201 — This part may be cited as the “Public Utilities Act.
• § 202 — Neither this part nor any provision thereof, except when specifically so stated, shall apply to commerce with foreign nations or to interstate commerce, except insofar as such application is permitted
• § 203 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
• § 204 — “Corporation” includes a corporation, a company, an association, and a joint stock association.
• § 205 — “Person” includes an individual, a firm, and a copartnership.
• § 206 — As used in this chapter “person” and “corporation” include the lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court whatsoever, of the person or corporation.
• § 207 — “Public or any portion thereof” means the public generally, or any limited portion of the public, including a person, private corporation, municipality, or other political subdivision of the State, fo
• § 208 — “Transportation of persons” includes every service in connection with or incidental to the safety, comfort, or convenience of the person transported and the receipt, carriage, and delivery of such per
• § 209 — “Transportation of property” includes every service in connection with or incidental to the transportation of property, including in particular its receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer, switching, c
• § 21 — If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the code, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstan
• § 210 — “Rates” includes rates, fares, tolls, rentals, and charges, unless the context indicates otherwise.
• § 2100 — Whenever the commission, after a hearing, finds that any common carrier, other than a railroad corporation, has charged, collected, or received a lesser compensation for the transportation of persons
• § 21001 — This part may be cited as the “State Aeronautics Act.
• § 21002 — The purpose of this part is to further and protect the public interest in aeronautics and aeronautical progress by the following means: (a) Encouraging the development of private flying and the genera
• § 21003 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
• § 21004 — The acquisition of any land or interest therein pursuant to this part, the planning, acquisition, establishment, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment, and operation of airports and air na
• § 21005 — This part shall not be construed as limiting any power of the state or a political subdivision to regulate airport hazards by zoning.
• § 21006 — This chapter or any other law shall not be construed as prohibiting, restricting, or permitting the prohibition of the operation or landing in populated areas of helicopters and similar aircraft capab
• § 21006.5 — “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
• § 21007 — Whenever the term “California Aeronautics Commission,” “Division of Aeronautics,” or “Department of Aeronautics” is used in any other law, it means the Department of Transportation.
• § 21008 — “Director” means the Director of Transportation.
• § 21008.3 — “Division” means the Division of Aeronautics in the department.
• § 21008.5 — “Commission” means the California Transportation Commission.
• § 21009 — “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee,
• § 2101 — The commission shall see that the provisions of the Constitution and statutes of this State affecting public utilities, the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in some other officer or tri
• § 21010 — “Political subdivision” means any county, city, city and county, public corporation, district or other political entity or public corporation of this State.
• § 21011 — “Aeronautics” means: (a) The science and art of flight, including transportation by aircraft.
• § 21012 — “Aircraft” means any manned contrivance used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air requiring certification and registration as prescribed by federal statute or regulation.
• § 21013 — “Airport” means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport build
• § 21014 — “Air navigation facility” means any facility, other than facilities owned or operated by the United States, used, or available or designed for use, in aid of air navigation, including any structures,
• § 21015 — “Operation of aircraft” or “operate aircraft” means the use, navigation, or piloting of aircraft in the air space over this State or upon any airport within this State.
• § 21016 — “Airman” means any individual who engages, as the person in command, or as pilot, mechanic, or member of the crew, in the navigation of aircraft while under way, and any individual who is directly in
• § 21017 — “Airport hazard” means any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land, which obstructs the air space required for flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport or which is otherwi
• § 21018 — “Airway” means a route in the navigable air space over the land or waters of this State, designated by proper authority as a route suitable for air navigation.
• § 21019 — A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.
• § 2102 — Whenever the commission is of the opinion that any public utility is failing or omitting or about to fail or omit, to do anything required of it by law, or by any order, decision, rule, direction, or
• § 21020 — “Land” includes tide and submerged lands or other lands subject to the public trust for commerce, navigation, or fisheries.
• § 2103 — Upon the filing of a petition pursuant to Section 2102, the court shall specify a time, not exceeding 20 days after the service of the copy of the petition, within which the public utility complained
• § 2104 — (a) Except as provided by Sections 2100 and 2107.
• § 2104.5 — Any penalty for violation of any provision of this act, or of any rule, regulation, general order, or order of the commission, involving safety standards for pipeline facilities or the transportation
• § 2104.7 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 2104, all moneys collected pursuant to any settlements, unless restricted by a court for another purpose, abatement orders, fines, or penalties by the commission from a gas
• § 2105 — All penalties accruing under this part shall be cumulative, and a suit for the recovery of one penalty shall not be a bar to or affect the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture or be a bar to an
• § 2106 — Any public utility which does, causes to be done, or permits any act, matter, or thing prohibited or declared unlawful, or which omits to do any act, matter, or thing required to be done, either by th
• § 2107 — Any public utility that violates or fails to comply with any provision of the Constitution of this state or of this part, or that fails or neglects to comply with any part or provision of any order, d
• § 2107.5 — When the commission finds, after hearing, that any person or corporation has knowingly aided or abetted a common carrier in violating Section 458 or has violated Section 459, or any order, decision, r
• § 2108 — Every violation of the provisions of this part or of any part of any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission, by any corporation or person is a separate and
• § 2109 — In construing and enforcing the provisions of this part relating to penalties, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any public utility, acting within the scope of his of
• § 211 — “Common carrier” means every person and corporation providing transportation for compensation to or for the public or any portion thereof, except as otherwise provided in this part.
• § 2110 — Every public utility and every officer, agent, or employee of any public utility, who violates or fails to comply with, or who procures, aids, or abets any violation by any public utility of any provi
• § 2111 — Every corporation or person, other than a public utility and its officers, agents, or employees, which or who knowingly violates or fails to comply with, or procures, aids or abets any violation of an
• § 2112 — Every person who, either individually, or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation other than a public utility, violates any provision of this part, or fails to comply with any part o
• § 2112.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who willfully violates the provisions of Section 588 is guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500
• § 2113 — Every public utility, corporation, or person which fails to comply with any part of any order, decision, rule, regulation, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any commissioner is in
• § 2114 — Any public utility on whose behalf any agent or officer thereof who, having taken an oath that he will testify, declare, depose or certify truly before the commission, willfully and contrary to such o
• § 2115 — Whenever the commission determines that a railroad corporation has violated any order of the commission concerning the adequacy, condition, or safety of the corporation’s cars or tracks or any related
• § 2117 — (a) Whenever a written notice to appear has been mailed to the owner of a passenger stage, an exact and legible duplicate copy of the notice, when filed with the magistrate in lieu of a verified compl
• § 2119 — Every passenger stage corporation and every officer, director, agent, or employee of a passenger stage corporation, who displays on any vehicle any identifying symbol other than one prescribed by the
• § 212 — (a) “Common carrier” shall not include: (1) Any corporation or person owning, controlling, operating, or managing any vessel, by reason of the furnishing of water transportation service between points
• § 2120 — (a) The commission shall not distribute, expend, or encumber any moneys received by the commission as a result of any commission proceeding or judicial action, including the compromise or settlement o
• § 21204 — The department may adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of this part.
• § 21206 — The department shall prepare a statement of all estimated revenues of the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund and revenues available for local subventions from any other sources for t
• § 21207 — Whenever a political subdivision owning and operating an airport constructs or implements a noise mitigation project at the airport, including, but not limited to, the installation of noise monitoring
• § 21215 — (a) The State Aeronautics Board is hereby abolished, and the California Transportation Commission succeeds to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction
• § 21216 — Any person or entity injured or aggrieved by any procedure or action of the department with respect to aeronautics may appeal to the California Transportation Commission for relief, and the decision o
• § 21240 — This state recognizes the authority of the federal government to regulate the operation of aircraft and to control the use of the airways, and nothing in this act shall be construed to give the depart
• § 21241 — The department shall encourage, foster, and assist in the development of aeronautics in this state and encourage the establishment of airports and air navigation facilities.
• § 21242 — The department may: (a) Draft and recommend necessary legislation to advance the interest of the state in aeronautics.
• § 21243 — The department may make and amend general or special rules, regulations, and procedures and establish minimum standards, consistent with and clearly within the scope of federal legislation governing a
• § 21244 — For the purpose of protecting and insuring the general public interest and safety and the safety of persons operating, using, or traveling in aircraft and developing aeronautics in this state, and aft
• § 21245 — The department shall keep on file with the Secretary of State, and at its principal office, a copy of all its rules for public inspection.
• § 21246 — The department shall provide for the publication and general distribution of all its orders, rules, and procedures having general effect.
• § 21247 — The department may enter into any contracts necessary to the execution of its powers under this part.
• § 21248 — The department may exercise any of its powers under this part jointly with any political subdivision, state agency, other states or their political subdivisions, or the United States.
• § 21249 — The department may confer or hold joint hearings with any federal agency in connection with any matter arising under this part or relating to the sound development of aeronautics.
• § 21250 — The department may avail itself of the cooperation, services, records, and facilities of the federal agencies in the administration and enforcement of this part.
• § 21251 — In administering this part the department may use the facilities and services of other state agencies and political subdivisions to the utmost extent possible.
• § 21252 — (a) (1) The department, its members, the director, officers and employees of the department, and every state and peace officer charged with the enforcement of state and subordinate laws or ordinances,
• § 21253 — In the name of the state, the department may enforce this part and rules and orders issued under this part by injunction or other legal process in the courts of this state.
• § 21254 — The department may report to the appropriate federal agencies and agencies of other states all proceedings instituted charging violations of Section 21407, and Sections 21409 to 21412, inclusive, and
• § 21255 — The department may receive reports of penalties and other data from agencies of the federal government and other states, and may enter into agreements with these agencies governing the delivery, recei
• § 21256 — The department may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal and other money, public or private, made available to accomplish in whole or in part any of the purposes of this part.
• § 21257 — The department may own and operate aircraft for use in the furtherance of its duties, employ airmen and mechanics for proper operation and maintenance of the aircraft, and insure its employees against
• § 21258 — The department shall represent the state and local agencies before the Civil Aeronautics Board and other federal agencies in all matters related to the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (P.
• § 214.5 — With respect to a motor vehicle used in the transportation of passengers for compensation by a passenger stage corporation, “owner” means the corporation or person who is registered with the Departmen
• § 21401 — Sovereignty in the space above the land and waters of this state rests in the state, except where granted to and assumed by the United States pursuant to a constitutional grant from the people of the
• § 21402 — The ownership of the space above the land and waters of this State is vested in the several owners of the surface beneath, subject to the right of flight described in Section 21403.
• § 21403 — (a) Flight in aircraft over the land and waters of this state is lawful, unless at altitudes below those prescribed by federal authority, or unless conducted so as to be imminently dangerous to person
• § 21404 — Liability of the owner or pilot of an aircraft carrying passengers for injury or death to the passengers is determined by the rules of law applicable to torts on the land or waters of this state, aris
• § 21404.1 — (a) The liability of an owner, bailee of an owner, or personal representative of a decedent imposed by Section 21404 and not arising through the relationship of principal and agent or master and serva
• § 21405 — The liability of the owner of one aircraft to the owner of another aircraft, or to operators or passengers on either aircraft, for damage caused by collision on land or in the air, is determined by th
• § 21407 — It is unlawful for any person to operate an aircraft in the air, or on the ground or water in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.
• § 21407.1 — (a) It is unlawful for any person, who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, to operate an aircraft in the air,
• § 21407.2 — (a) (1) (A) Any person who operates an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water is deemed to have given his or her consent to chemical testing of his or her blood or breath for the purpose of det
• § 21407.6 — (a) Any person convicted under Section 21407.
• § 21408 — For any violation of Section 21407 or 21407.
• § 21409 — It is unlawful for any person to engage in aeronautics as an airman in the State unless he has an appropriate effective airman certificate, permit, rating, or license issued by the United States autho
• § 21410 — Every airman shall keep any certificate, permit, rating, or license required for him by the United States in his personal possession when he is operating within the state.
• § 21411 — It is unlawful for any person to operate, or cause or authorize to be operated, any civil aircraft within this State unless the aircraft has an appropriate effective certificate, permit, or license is