The commission may supervise and regulate every public utility in the State and may do all things, whether specifically designated in this part or in addition thereto, which are necessary and convenient in the exercise of such power and jurisdiction.

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

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 701

  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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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