California

Streets and Highways Code - SHC

4,632 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 5940 — (a) It shall be unlawful to commence work under a home improvement contract, or deliver any property or perform any services other than obtaining building permits or other similar services preliminary
• § 5954 — (a) For each PACE program that it administers, a program administrator shall submit a report to the public agency no later than February 1 for the activity that occurred between July 1st through Decem
• § 599 — Route 299 is from: (a) Route 101 near Arcata to Route 395 at Alturas.
• § 6 — Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any divis
• § 603 — Route 330 is from Route 210 near Highland northeasterly to Route 18.
• § 607.1 — Route 371 is from Route 79 near Aguanga to Route 74 east of Anza.
• § 608 — Route 380 is from: (a) Route 1 near Pacifica to Route 280 in San Bruno.
• § 610 — Route 395 is from: (a) Route 15 near Cajon Pass to the Nevada state line passing near Little Lake, Independence, Bridgeport, and Coleville.
• § 615 — (a) Route 405 is from Route 5 near El Toro to Route 5 near San Fernando.
• § 617 — Route 505 is from Route 80 near Vacaville to Route 5 near Dunnigan.
• § 618 — Route 580 is from: (a) Route 5 southwest of Vernalis to Route 80 in Oakland via the vicinity of Dublin and Hayward.
• § 619 — Route 605 is from: (a) Route 1 near Seal Beach to Route 405.
• § 620 — Route 680 is from: (a) Route 101 near San Jose to Route 780 at Benicia passing near Warm Springs, Mission San Jose, Scotts Corners, and Sunol, and via Walnut Creek.
• § 621 — Route 805 is from Route 5 near San Ysidro to Route 5 north of La Jolla and easterly of existing Route 5.
• § 622 — Route 710 is from Route 1 to Route 210 in Pasadena.
• § 622.1 — Route 710 shall also include that portion of the freeway between Route 1 and the northern end of Harbor Scenic Drive, that portion of Harbor Scenic Drive to Ocean Boulevard, that portion of Ocean Boul
• § 622.3 — (a) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best interest of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and conditions approved by it, relinquish to the City of Pasadena the p
• § 623 — Route 780 is from Route 680 at Benicia to Route 80 in Vallejo.
• § 624 — Route 980 is from Route 880 to Route 580 in Oakland.
• § 625 — (a) Route 880 is from Route 280 in San Jose to Route 80 in Oakland.
• § 632 — Route 905 is from: (a) The International Boundary near Border Field northeasterly to Route 5.
• § 635 — (a) State Highway Route 1 from Las Cruces to San Francisco shall be known and designated as the “Cabrillo Highway.
• § 6400 — The legislative body may determine that serial bonds shall be issued in the manner and form provided in this part to represent assessments of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or over for the cost of a
• § 6402 — If the amount of the unpaid assessment upon any lot or parcel of land is less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150), the assessment shall be collected as provided in Part 3 (commencing with Section 51
• § 6403 — When the legislative body determines that serial bonds shall be issued to represent the expenses of any proposed work under this division, it shall so declare in the resolution of intention to do the
• § 6404 — Notwithstanding any other provision in this division, the legislative body may sell to any local, State or National public agency or authority authorized to purchase the same, all or any part of any b
• § 6405 — The legislative body of any city may contract with a specially qualified person, firm or corporation to act as fiscal agent.
• § 6420 — After the full expiration of 30 days from the date of the recordation of the warrant, and after the filing of the written statement of all payments received by the contractor or his assignees upon the
• § 6421 — If any person, or his authorized agent, shall at any time before the thirty-first day after the recordation of the warrant present to the treasurer the following: (a) His affidavit stating that he is
• § 6422 — The treasurer shall upon the filing of the list, make out, sign, and issue to the contractor, or other person entitled to the proceeds of the warrant and assessment, a separate bond, representing upon
• § 6423 — If a lot or parcel of land is described upon the assessment and diagram by its number or block, or both, and is also designated by its number or block, or both, upon the official map of the city, or u
• § 6424 — The bonds and interest thereon shall be paid at the office of the treasurer, who shall keep a fund designated by the name of the bonds, into which he shall place all sums paid him for the principal of
• § 6425 — The treasurer shall keep a register in his office, showing the series, number, date, amount, rate of interest, payee and indorsees of each bond, and the number and amount of each coupon or principal o
• § 6426 — If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on any bond or coupon ceases to be such officer before delivery of the bonds to the purchaser thereof, the signature or countersignature appe
• § 6427 — Bonds issued pursuant to this part shall by their issuance be conclusive evidence of the regularity of all proceedings under this division leading up to such issuance.
• § 6440 — After the street superintendent files his list of unpaid assessments with the treasurer, the principal of each unpaid assessment shall thereafter become due and payable to the treasurer in equal annua
• § 6441 — The first interest payment on the unpaid assessment shall be payable to the treasurer on the April 15th next succeeding the March 1st or the October 15th next succeeding the September 1st, as the case
• § 6441.1 — If a remittance to cover a payment of interest or interest and principal to be made to the treasurer prior to a certain date and hour or prior to a certain date before being delinquent is sent through
• § 6442 — If any installment of the principal of the unpaid assessment or of interest thereon is not paid to the treasurer on or before the due date of June 1st or December 1st, as the case may be, next precedi
• § 6443 — At least 15 days before each respective 15th day of April and October, until the assessment is paid in full, the treasurer shall mail, postage prepaid, to each owner of property described in the asses
• § 6444 — The treasurer may accept payments of installments of interest unaccompanied by payments of installments of principal which are due.
• § 6445 — The treasurer shall, in addition to his other duties, keep a record of all bonds issued by him, of all payments on the bonds with the dates thereof and of all penalties accruing thereon.
• § 6446 — The assessment shall be a lien upon the property affected thereby, with priority as fixed in Section 5373, until the bond issued to represent the assessment and which it is hereby declared does repres
• § 6447 — The owner of or any person interested in any lot or parcel of land upon which a bond has been issued under the terms of this division may at any time before commencement of proceedings for sale pay of
• § 6448 — When all payments on a bond are made to the treasurer, he shall enter the same in his record of the bond and the lien of the assessment shall cease.
• § 6449 — Whenever a school district acquires property subject to a bond or bonds issued under the terms of this division for unpaid assessments against said property, the district may include in its annual tax
• § 6460 — Form of bond.
• § 6460.1 — Bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 14.
• § 6460.5 — The bond shall be manually signed by the treasurer of the city or county, or a facsimile signature may be reproduced thereon.
• § 6461 — The bonds shall: (a) Be payable to the party to whom they issue, or to order.
• § 6462 — The bonds shall extend over a period not exceeding 24 years from the second day of January next succeeding the next September 1st following their date.
• § 6462.1 — The legislative body conducting the proceedings may provide for a classification of assessments into different terms of maturity so that some assessments may be made to mature over a shorter period of
• § 6463 — The interest shall be payable semiannually, by coupon, on the second days of January and July, respectively, of each year after the date of the bonds.
• § 6464 — The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect, in the resolution of intention, to have the redemption provisions of said bond provide a premium of 5 percent of the unmatured principal.
• § 6465 — Said bonds may be made payable to the contractor or to his last assignee as shown by the assignment filed with and approved by the superintendent of streets.
• § 6466 — The provisions of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 53430) and 3 (commencing with Section 53460) of Chapter 3, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code shall apply to lost or destroyed or
• § 6467 — In the event there are unpaid assessments levied against public property which are payable as provided in Section 5302.
• § 6467.1 — The interest upon the certificate provided in Section 6467 shall be payable semiannually, by coupon, on the second day of December and June, respectively, of each year a principal payment matures.
• § 6467.2 — The certificates shall have annual principal coupons attached to them payable in annual order, the first of which shall be payable not later than June 2, beginning with the fiscal year next following
• § 6467.3 — The certificate shall be payable at the office of the treasurer of the city conducting the proceedings upon presentation of the principal and interest coupons.
• § 6468 — In addition to the method of collecting unpaid assessments against publicly owned property in use in the performance of a public function, as provided in Section 5302.
• § 6468.1 — An annual proportion of the aggregate principal sum of bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be payable on the second day of June of every fiscal year beginning with the fiscal
• § 6468.2 — The legislative body may by resolution establish the denomination of the bonds, the amount to mature each fiscal year and provide for the issuance and sale of the bonds.
• § 6468.3 — The final maturity of the bonds shall not exceed 24 years from that second day of June next succeeding this date.
• § 6468.4 — The treasurer shall keep a separate redemption fund, properly designated, into which he shall place all sums received by him from the collection of the assessments against public property for bonds is
• § 6468.5 — Sections 5302.
• § 6468.6 — The bonds shall be payable at the office of the treasurer of the city conducting the proceedings.
• § 6468.7 — In the event that the public entity owning the property against which the assessment has been levied, and which is represented by the bonds authorized in this chapter, shall sell the property prior to
• § 6468.8 — The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect in the resolution of intention to provide that the bonds issued to represent assessments against property in the use of the performance of a p
• § 6480 — If any lot or parcel of land for which a bond has been issued is divided into two or more separate lots or parcels of land, including separate condominium interests, or if any two or more separate lot
• § 6481 — When it is desired that new bonds be issued, an application therefor in writing signed by the owner of any interest in any of the lots or parcels, including condominium interests, into which the origi
• § 6482 — Upon receipt of the application and fee the street superintendent shall apportion to each separate part of the original lot or parcel of land the proportionate part of the amount remaining unpaid on t
• § 6483 — When the apportionment has been made an application signed by all persons owning an interest in the original lot or parcel or lots or parcels of land and by the holder of the existing bond on the lot
• § 6484 — When the treasurer has ascertained that the application is signed by all the necessary persons he or she shall so advise the street superintendent.
• § 6485 — The treasurer shall add to each apportioned amount a sum equal to 5 percent thereof but in no event more than ten dollars ($10) and shall make and sign a new bond in the same form as the existing bond
• § 6486 — The bond shall be payable in installments at the respective dates of the payment of principal and interest on the existing bond, the number of such installments to be equal to the number of unpaid ins
• § 6487 — No new bond shall be issued when the apportioned amount is less than fifty dollars ($50).
• § 6488 — Upon the surrender of the existing bond the treasurer shall deliver to the bondholder or his agent or assigns the bonds issued for such apportioned assessments together with all payments of cash which
• § 6490 — This chapter provides an alternative to the procedure for division of land and bond set out in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6480).
• § 6490.5 — The legislative body may provide in the resolution of intention, along with its determination to issue bonds, that the bonds shall be divisible pursuant to this chapter.
• § 6491 — (a) If any lot or parcel of land upon which there is an unpaid assessment represented by bonds issued under this division and to which this chapter is applicable is subdivided, including a division in
• § 6491.5 — Upon receipt of the application and fee, the street superintendent shall determine, or cause to be determined, an apportionment of the unpaid assessment to each separate part of the original lot or pa
• § 6492 — After the apportionment has been determined pursuant to Section 6491.
• § 6492.5 — (a) The clerk of the legislative body shall send a notice, by certified or registered mail, to the registered holder of any outstanding bond secured by the assessment to be apportioned, stating that a
• § 6493 — (a) At the time and place set for the hearing pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6492.
• § 6493.5 — (a) If the clerk of the legislative body ascertains that the application has been signed by all of the necessary persons, and that no request for a hearing has been received, the clerk shall amend, or
• § 6494 — If a city is the legislative body proceeding pursuant to this chapter and collections upon the assessments are made by county officials, the street superintendent shall transmit a copy of the amended
• § 6500 — (a) Whenever payment upon either the principal or the interest of any bond is not made to the bondholder when the coupon therefor is due, the holder of the bond, after sending the notice required by s
• § 6501 — The treasurer shall mail a notice of sale to the owner of any property to be sold for nonpayment of either principal or interest upon any delinquent bond.
• § 6501.1 — (a) If there is surplus money remaining from the sale after payment of the amount due on the bond, plus interest, penalties, and costs of sale, the treasurer shall hold the surplus money in trust duri
• § 6502 — No sale of property shall be made pursuant to this chapter unless the notices are sent pursuant to Sections 6500, 6501, 6505, and 6505.
• § 6503 — After the expiration of six months from the time of mailing the notice and upon payment by the holder of the bond to the treasurer of the amounts specified in Section 6505.
• § 6504 — The notice of sale shall be in substantially (filling in all blanks) the following form: “Notice of Sale of Property Delinquent for Nonpayment of Bond No.
• § 6505 — (a) The day specified in the notice of sale shall not be less than 45 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.
• § 6505.1 — The treasurer shall be under no obligation to publish or mail notice of sale as provided in Sections 6503, 6504, 6505, and 6505.
• § 6505.2 — (a) Not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date of sale, the treasurer shall send notice by registered mail to the last known mailing address, if available, of parties of interest, a
• § 6505.4 — For the purpose of giving notice, as required by Section 6505.
• § 6506 — Any affidavit of publication setting forth a copy of the publication and stating that the publication was made in the newspaper named on specified dates shall be filed with the treasurer and shall be
• § 6507 — The treasurer shall collect the sum of seven dollars ($7) for the issuance of the certificate of sale, which sum shall belong to and be subject to the disposition of the city or county.
• § 6508 — If at any time prior to the sale any person interested in the lot or parcel of land described in the notice of sale pays the whole amount of the unpaid principal of the bond, the interest thereon comp
• § 6508.2 — Prior to the sale of any owner-occupied residential property, the treasurer or his or her designee shall, in person, make every reasonable effort to meet with the owner-occupant in the office of the t
• § 6509 — (a) If such payment is not made, the sale shall be made as advertised, and the lot or parcel described in the bond shall be sold to the purchaser who will pay the highest price for the entire lot or p
• § 6510 — If through error or otherwise the total amount for which the sale is made is less than that required by the provisions of this chapter, and the holder of the bond either is the purchaser at the sale a
• § 6511 — The treasurer, before delivering any certificate of sale, shall enter the following data in a book kept in his office for that purpose: (a) The date, number, and series of the bond.
• § 6512 — Such book shall be open to public inspection during office hours when not in actual use.
• § 6513 — The treasurer shall issue for each sale an original and a duplicate certificate of sale containing: (a) The date, number and series of the bond under which the sale was made, (b) A description of the
• § 6514 — The treasurer shall deliver the original certificate of sale to the purchaser and shall record the duplicate in the office of the recorder of the county in which the land sold is situated.
• § 6515 — At any time after its delivery to him the legal holder of the certificate of sale may pay any general taxes, street improvement assessments, or any other tax or statutory lien upon the property descri
• § 6516 — Upon production by the holder of the certificate of sale of the official receipt for the amounts so paid by him, the treasurer shall make an indorsement upon the certificate of sale showing that recei
• § 6517 — Immediately on the sale, the purchaser shall become vested with a lien on the property sold to him, to the extent of his bid.
• § 6518 — The holder of a certificate of sale, upon assignment of such certificate shall immediately notify the treasurer thereof, giving the name and address of the assignee and shall endorse such assignment o
• § 6530 — A redemption of the property sold may be made by the owner or any party in interest within 12 months from the date of purchase, or at any time prior to the application by the purchaser for a deed.
• § 6530.5 — The treasurer, within 10 days of the issuance of the certificate of sale, shall mail a notice to the owner of the property sold pursuant to this chapter.
• § 6531 — Redemption can be made only by the payment to the treasurer of the following, together with interest at the rate of 1 percent a month from the date of sale: (a) The amount due on the bond and costs.
• § 6532 — When the redemption is made to the treasurer he shall mark the word: “Redeemed,” the date and by whom redeemed on the margin of the book where the entry of the certificate of sale is made.
• § 6550 — In order to obtain a deed, the purchaser of the property or his assignees shall, 60 days prior to the expiration of the time of redemption, or 60 days before the date of his application for a deed, re
• § 6551 — The owner of the property shall have the right of redemption until such notice is given and the deed applied for, upon the payment of the fees, penalties and costs as required, or if no deed is applie
• § 6552 — No deed to the property sold shall be issued by the treasurer to the purchaser until the treasurer has filed for the record an affidavit showing that the required notices have been given.
• § 6554 — If the property is not redeemed within the time allowed the treasurer shall upon application of the purchaser or his assignee make a deed to the property, reciting in the deed substantially the matter
• § 6555 — The deed of the treasurer, when duly acknowledged or proved, is primary evidence of the regularity of all proceedings theretofore had, and conveys to the grantee the absolute title to the lands descri
• § 6556 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the purchaser of owner-occupied residential property at a sale under Section 6509, or an assignee or transferee of the purchaser, has not applied for the
• § 6570 — Within 60 days after the sale of the property for delinquency, the purchaser may send to the person to whom the property is assessed for purposes of taxation as shown upon the last equalized assessmen
• § 6571 — Any action, suit, or proceeding attacking or contesting the validity of any deed issued under the provisions of this division, or the validity of the proceedings subsequent to the issuance of the cert
• § 6572 — If any sale of lands for delinquency in the payment of principal or interest of any bond is held illegal or invalid, or any deed issued to the purchaser at any such sale is held illegal or invalid for
• § 660 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Highway” includes all, or any part, of the entire width of the right-of-way of a state highway, whether or not the entire area is actually used for highway purposes.
• § 661 — In addition to persons, public corporations, and districts specified in this chapter, this chapter shall apply to all private corporations authorized by law to establish or maintain any works or facil
• § 6610 — As a separate, distinct and cumulative remedy, the holder of any bond upon which any payment either upon the principal or of the interest has become delinquent may, if the city which initiated the pro
• § 6611 — The action may be brought also at any time following the expiration of 30 days after the service of personal demand for payment upon the owner of the premises.
• § 6612 — The action shall be brought in the superior court of the county in which the proceedings were initiated and if the owner of the lot or parcel of land covered by the bond can not with due diligence be
• § 6613 — The complaint in the action shall be sufficient if it sets forth a true copy of the bond and makes appropriate allegations regarding the payments made upon the principal and interest of the bond and t
• § 6614 — The bond, together with proof, either orally by the treasurer or by a certificate signed by him showing the nonpayment of any of the principal or interest upon the bond, shall be prima facie evidence
• § 6615 — The court may adjudge and decree a lien against the lot or parcel of land covered by the bond and cause the premises to be sold as in other cases of the sale of real estate by the process of the court
• § 6616 — The plaintiff in the action may also recover the actual cost of any abstract or report of search of title procured in good faith, in order to determine ownership, if it is made by a reputable abstract
• § 6618 — The action shall be governed and regulated by the provisions of this chapter and by the other provisions of law which are not in conflict herewith.
• § 6619 — A written notice of the pendency of any action for recovery on a bond shall be filed with the treasurer.
• § 6620 — If an action is brought for recovery on any bond prior to the time specified in this chapter, the plaintiff shall not recover in such action and the defendant shall be entitled to have and recover suc
• § 6621 — Whenever a bond is foreclosed pursuant to this chapter, the decree of foreclosure shall direct the clerk of the court to deliver the bond sued upon to the treasurer of the city which issued said bond
• § 6622 — The treasurer shall cancel the bond upon the records and deliver to the clerk of the court a receipt substantially in the following form: “Certificate of Cancellation of Street Improvement Bond Series
• § 6623 — The clerk of the court shall enter the judgment or decree of foreclosure in the action upon the delivery of the certificate of cancellation.
• § 6630 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, any person owning or having any interest in any property may at any time after commencement of an action or proceeding for sale or foreclosure pursua
• § 6631 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6619, the treasurer shall reinstate any delinquent bond upon which an action or proceeding for sale or foreclosure has been commenced, upon the payment to him
• § 6632 — The holder of any bond so reinstated shall be entitled to all reinstatement payments made pursuant to Section 6631, adjusted for any difference between the estimated expenses of publication of the not
• § 6640 — Bonds issued pursuant to this part may be refunded pursuant to the procedures in Division 11.
• § 670 — (a) The department may issue written permits, as provided in this chapter, authorizing the permittee to do any of the following acts: (1) Make an opening or excavation for any purpose in any state hig
• § 670.1 — (a) The department may issue a permit to the owner or developer of property adjacent to or near a state highway to construct, alter, repair, or improve any portion of the highway for the purpose of im
• § 670.5 — (a) The Flag of the United States of America and the Flag of the State of California may be displayed on a sidewalk located in or abutting on a state highway situated within a city, if the type of fla
• § 671 — Any act done under the authority of a written permit, issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be done in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter, and the terms and c
• § 671.1 — The department may establish a fee schedule and charge a fee for the issuance of permits pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except that no such fee shall be charged by the department to any p
• § 671.5 — (a) The department shall either approve or deny an application from an applicant for an encroachment permit within 60 days of receiving a completed application, as determined by the department.
• § 672 — Any permit issued under the provisions of this chapter may provide that the permittee will pay the entire expense of replacing the highway in as good condition as before, and may provide such other co
• § 673 — (a) Any permit issued to a permittee of the class specified in Section 678 shall contain a provision that in the event the future improvement of the highway necessitates the relocation or removal of t
• § 674 — The department may, but is not required to, supervise any work done under any permit, issued under the provisions of this chapter in which event the permittee shall, in addition to any fees charged pu
• § 675 — (a) Permittees may excavate openings in state highways to make repairs in cases of emergency requiring immediate action.
• § 6750 — None of the provisions of Part 3 of this division relating to protests against the work shall apply to any work undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this part.
• § 6751 — As used in this part “roadbed” includes that portion of any street used by the track of any railroad between the rails and for two feet on each side thereof and between the tracks if there is more tha
• § 676 — The department may delegate to any city any of the department’s powers, duties, and authority, other than those of approval, under this chapter as to any State highway, or any part thereof, within suc
• § 6760 — Whenever any railroad track of any description exists upon any streets upon which the legislative body has ordered an improvement to be made, and has excepted the roadbed therefrom, the order, unless
• § 6761 — The legislative body may by ordinance require increased depth of concrete between to the full depth of or under the ties, or both, if the legislative body in its judgment decides that this method of c
• § 6762 — The legislative body may also require by ordinance or otherwise, any person having railroad track or tracks on the street to pave alongside of and contiguous to its rails with special types of brick o
• § 6763 — The resolution of intention and notice of proposed improvement shall be notice to the person of the intention to order the improvement.
• § 6764 — When the legislative body acquires jurisdiction to order the improvement to be made, the person having the track on the streets to be improved shall notify, in writing, the superintendent of streets,
• § 677 — Before granting a permit under any provision of this chapter, the department may require the applicant to file with the department a satisfactory bond payable to the people of the State of California
• § 6772 — The legislative body, by ordinance, may prescribe and enforce additional regulations and penalties that it deems necessary to compel the improvement in accordance with this part of any portion of any
• § 678 — Except as otherwise provided in this section, such a bond shall not be required of any county, city, public corporation or political subdivision which is authorized by law to establish or maintain any
• § 6780 — Whenever any railroad track of any description exists upon any street which has been paved, macadamized, graveled, capped, or oiled either for the whole, or any portion of, the width of the roadway th
• § 6781 — The legislative body may require and order any or all of the work designated in the resolution to be done in the manner designated therein.
• § 6782 — The legislative body may also require, by resolution, any person to pave alongside of, and contiguous to, its rails with special type of brick or paving blocks or other material.
• § 6783 — The resolution to require and order the work shall be personally served upon the person having or owning the railroad track, or service thereof may be made upon any agent, representative, or officer o
• § 6784 — The person served shall notify, in writing, the superintendent of streets of the city where the work is to be done if the person elects to enter upon the direct performance of the work at his or her o
• § 6785 — The omission or neglect to make the election by delivering the notice makes the superintendent of streets the agent of the owner of the track with the authority to enter into a contract made in accord
• § 679 — Any city, municipal utility district, municipal water district or metropolitan water district is entitled to a blanket permit, renewable annually, for the installation of its service connections and f
• § 6794 — The legislative body, by ordinance, may prescribe and enforce additional regulations and penalties that it deems necessary to compel the doing of the work as provided in this chapter on any portion of
• § 680 — Whenever a franchise is granted by any county or city in any public highway which has been or is subsequently constituted a state highway, the department may enforce any obligations of the grantee or
• § 680.5 — The department and any utility as defined in Section 700 may enter into a contract for or apportioning the obligations and costs to be borne by each party for the removal, relocation or repair of faci
• § 681 — Whenever a franchise shall have been granted by any county or city in any public highway heretofore or hereafter constituted a State highway, all of the rights of the grantor under such franchise, inc
• § 682 — Every city and county shall have power to grant franchises authorizing the exercise of any privilege in, along, across, under, through, over, and upon any state highway, or portion thereof, within its
• § 682.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 731, the department may issue permits to counties and cities for the use of highways within their boundaries and to community-based nonprofit corporations for special event
• § 682.7 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Event” means a competition event that encroaches a state highway.
• § 683 — No franchise of any kind shall be granted in respect to any State highway or portion thereof which has been established as a freeway pursuant to the provisions of this code without the prior approval
• § 684 — No franchise shall be granted for the installation of street or other railroad tracks or the operation of street railroads or other railroads on any State highway without the prior approval in writing
• § 685 — In case a franchise is granted for the exercise of a privilege in a city street or county highway, approval of the department shall not be required in respect to intersections.
• § 686 — The department shall approve any franchise submitted for approval pursuant to Section 683 or 684 unless the department finds on the facts of the particular case that the exercise of the privilege prop
• § 687 — Franchises may be granted under this article separately as to any state highway, or portion thereof, or in respect to both state highways, or portions thereof, and city streets or county highways.
• § 688 — In cases in which the approval of the department is not required, the city or county shall give notice to the department of any application for a franchise affecting a state highway at the time of the
• § 689 — No privilege shall be exercised in any state highway pursuant to any franchise granted under this article until a copy of such franchise, certified by the clerk of the grantor city or county, has been
• § 690 — The department shall have the power to prescribe the location, within the limits of the State highway, of any physical property to be constructed or installed in, under, over or upon such State highwa
• § 691 — In the exercise within the limits of any State highway of any privilege granted by franchise, the holder thereof shall at all times be subject to all reasonable orders, rules and regulations of the de
• § 692 — Independently of or jointly with the grantor city or county, the department may enforce any obligation imposed by any franchise granted pursuant to Section 682 relating to the construction, reconstruc
• § 693 — All sums payable by the grantee under any such franchise shall be paid to the grantor city or county.
• § 694 — All franchises heretofore granted by any city for the exercise of any privilege in any State highway, are hereby fully validated, legalized and made effective, to the same extent that such city at the
• § 695 — Failure of the department to act upon any application for approval under Sections 683 or 684 within 90 days after the filing of such application with the department shall be deemed to constitute appro
• § 7 — Whenever any power or authority is given to, or any duty is imposed upon, any person by any provision of this code it may be exercised or performed by any deputy or person authorized by him unless it
• § 70 — (a) The California Highway Commission is hereby abolished, and the California Transportation Commission succeeds to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdi
• § 70.2 — It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature to provide for advance planning and continuity of fiscal policy in the construction and improvement of the state highway system and in the adm
• § 700 — (a) “Person,” in addition to the definition in Section 19, includes any city, county, public corporation, or public district.
• § 701 — This article is limited to state highways which are or shall become freeways.
• § 702 — Whenever the department requires any utility to remove any utility facility lawfully maintained in the right of way of any freeway to a location entirely outside the freeway right of way, the departme
• § 703 — Whenever the department requires a publicly owned utility to relocate within a freeway any utility facility lawfully maintained in any freeway which was not a state highway at the time such utility fa
• § 704 — If the department requires the relocation within the right of way of any utility facility more than once within a period of 10 years, the department shall pay the cost of the second relocation and any