{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-1240.040","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 1240.040","heading":"","body":"A public entity may exercise the power of eminent domain only if it has adopted a resolution of necessity that meets the requirements of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1245.210) of Chapter 4.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE [1063. - 1822.60.]","TITLE 7. EMINENT DOMAIN LAW [1230.010. - 1273.050.]","CHAPTER 3. The Right to Take [1240.010. - 1240.700.]","ARTICLE 1. General Limitations on Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain [1240.010. - 1240.055.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"074f231da99f94017076e4987ddf5701e24a47db62c9ec61f2d94f078ef880c2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-1240.030","next":"us-ca/ccp-1240.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}