§ 10212 City Or County Utility Termination Right

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law says a city or county can cancel a private company's permission to provide gas or water if the city or county can do it themselves.

Key Takeaways

•A city or county can cancel a private company's permission to provide gas or water.
•This only happens if the city or county can provide the service themselves.
•After cancellation, the city or county must provide the gas or water.

Example

A private company has been supplying water to a town for years.

If the town builds its own water system, it can stop the private company from supplying water and take over the service.

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§ 10212 City Or County Utility Termination Right

The permission shall expressly reserve to the legislative body granting it the right to terminate it whenever the city or county can conveniently furnish gas or water. If so terminated, the county or city shall thereafter furnish such gas or water. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

legislative body terminate gas or water

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 10212.

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