Civil Code section 801.7

(a)

When a right-of-way is granted pursuant to Section 801 or 802 to a railroad corporation whose primary business is the transportation of passengers, the grant shall include, but not be limited to, a right-of-way for the location, construction, and maintenance of the railroad corporation’s necessary works and for every necessary adjunct thereto.

(b)

A “railroad corporation” shall have the same definition as provided in Section 230 of the Public Utilities Code.

Source: Section 801.7, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=801.­7.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

Last Updated

Jan. 1, 1982

§ 801.7’s source at ca​.gov