Code of Civil Procedure section 1240.240

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any public entity authorized to acquire property for a particular use by eminent domain may acquire property to be used in the future for that use by any means (including eminent domain) expressly consented to by its owner.

Source: Section 1240.240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1240.240. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_1240.240

Original Source: Section 1240.240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1240.240. (last accessed May 12, 2025).