“Whether under contract or otherwise” as used in Section 2701 is not to be construed as authorizing a contract by a person or corporation defined in this chapter as a public utility which in anywise deprives the State or the commission or other competent authority of power to regulate the rates and service of any such public utility.

(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 2712

  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
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