Cal. SHC § 5014
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 5014, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
“Street” includes avenues, highways, lanes, alleys, crossings, or intersections and courts which have been dedicated and accepted according to law or which have been in common and undisputed use by the public for a period of not less than five years next preceding, or which have been dedicated to a semipublic use by way of a dedication made for the exclusive use and benefit of all properties located within the boundaries of a community services district formed under the provisions of the Community Services District Law (commencing with Section 61000 of the Government Code), or which are privately owned, opened to public traffic, and located within the boundaries of an assessment district established to provide street lighting.
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