When a public utility operating under an existing franchise wilfully and persistently violates any provision of the franchise, the municipal corporation shall thereby be relieved from purchasing or taking over the property or plant of the public utility.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 9-517

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Wilfully: means , with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense, that a person is aware or believes that the person's conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. See Arizona Laws 1-215
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