Public Utilities Code section 5

Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions, rules of construction, and other general provisions contained in Section 1 to 22, inclusive, and the definitions in the Public Utilities Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 201) of Part 1 of Division 1), shall govern the construction of this code.

Source: Section 5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=5. (accessed May 4, 2025).

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May 4, 2025

§ 5’s source at ca.gov

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Original Source: Section 5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=5. (last accessed May 4, 2025).