Streets and Highways Code section 117


Unless otherwise specifically provided in the instrument conveying title, the acquisition, ownership, or control by the department of any right-of-way over any real property for state highway purposes includes the right of the department to issue, under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 660), permits for the location in the right-of-way of any structures or fixtures necessary to telegraph, telephone, advanced communication or information services, or electrical lines or of any ditches, pipes, drains, sewers, or underground structures.

Source: Section 117, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=117.­ (updated Jun. 30, 2022; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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