Cal. SHC § 22535
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 22535, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
“Public places” means one or any combination of the following:
(a) Any public street, highway, road, alley, lane, boulevard, parkway, or other way dedicated to or used for public use.
(b) Any public property, right-of-way, or leasehold interest which is in use in the performance of a public function and which adjoins any of the ways described in subdivision (a).
(a) Any public street, highway, road, alley, lane, boulevard, parkway, or other way dedicated to or used for public use.
(b) Any public property, right-of-way, or leasehold interest which is in use in the performance of a public function and which adjoins any of the ways described in subdivision (a).
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