Code of Civil Procedure section 1230.030

Nothing in this title requires that the power of eminent domain be exercised to acquire property necessary for public use. Whether property necessary for public use is to be acquired by purchase or other means or by eminent domain is a decision left to the discretion of the person authorized to acquire the property.

Source: Section 1230.030, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1230.030. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_1230.030

Original Source: Section 1230.030, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1230.030. (last accessed May 12, 2025).