California § 1240.320 - Any public entity authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire p
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1240.320 — Any public entity authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire p, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1240.320. Any public entity authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire p
(a) Any public entity authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property for a particular use may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire for that use substitute property if all of the following are established: (1) The owner of the necessary property has agreed in writing to the exchange. (2) The necessary property is devoted to or held for some public use and the substitute property will be devoted to or held for the same public use by the owner of the necessary property. (3) The owner of the necessary property is authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the substitute property for such use. (b) Where property is sought to be acquired pursuant to this section, the resolution of necessity and the complaint filed pursuant to such resolution shall specifically refer to this section and shall include a statement that the property is necessary for the purpose specified in this section. The determination in the resolution that the taking of the substitute property is necessary has the effect prescribed in Section 1245.250.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1240.320 cover?
Section 1240.320 ("Any public entity authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire p") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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