PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE 1063-1822.60›TITLE 7. EMINENT DOMAIN LAW 1230.010-1273.050›CHAPTER 4. Precondemnation Activities 1245.010-1245.390›ARTICLE 2. Resolution of Necessity 1245.210-1245.270
§ 1245.210
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
As used in this article, “governing body” means:
(a) In the case of a taking by a local public entity, the legislative body of the local public entity.
(b) In the case of a taking by the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board.
(c) In the case of a taking by the State Public Works Board pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Public Works Board.
(d) In the case of a taking by the Department of Fish and Wildlife pursuant to Section 1348 of the Fish and Game Code, the Wildlife Conservation Board.
(e) In the case of a taking by the Department of Transportation (other than a taking pursuant to Section 21633 of the Public Utilities Code or Section 30100 of the Streets and Highways Code), the California Transportation Commission.
(f) In the case of a taking by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 21633 of the Public Utilities Code, the California Transportation Commission.
(g) In the case of a taking by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 30100 of the Streets and Highways Code, the California Transportation Commission.
(h) In the case of a taking by the Department of Water Resources, the California Water Commission.
(i) In the case of a taking by the University of California, the Regents of the University of California.
(j) In the case of a taking by the State Lands Commission, the State Lands Commission.
(k) In the case of a taking by Hastings College of Law, the board of directors of that college.
(l) In the case of a taking by the High-Speed Rail Authority, the State Public Works Board.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 790, Sec. 1. (SB 1172) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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