Public Utilities Code section 12162

Removal or discharge may be made for any of the following causes: incompetence, habitual intemperance, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public, dishonesty, or inattention to public service.

Source: Section 12162, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=12162. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 12162, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=12162. (last accessed May 12, 2025).