California § 9513 - A local publicly owned electric utility may require an additional one-time charge
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 9513 — A local publicly owned electric utility may require an additional one-time charge, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9513. A local publicly owned electric utility may require an additional one-time charge
(a) A local publicly owned electric utility may require an additional one-time charge equal to three years of the annual fee described in Section 9512, for attachments reasonably shown to have been made without authorization that are discovered on or after January 1, 2012. (b) A local publicly owned electric utility may remove an attachment made without authorization, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The owner of the attachment fails to pay the charge described in subdivision (a), if that charge is applicable. (2) The owner of the attachment does not seek approval to attach pursuant to this part within a reasonable period of time. (3) The owner of the attachment does not contest that the attachment was made without authorization. (c) An attachment of a service drop wire is not made without authorization for the purposes of this section, if the owner of the attachment seeks approval to attach pursuant to this part within 45 days of the attachment.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 9513 cover?
Section 9513 ("A local publicly owned electric utility may require an additional one-time charge") 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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