# Cal. PUC § 764: Section 764

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S764

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. PUC § 764
- **Heading:** Section 764
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 764

## Text

(a) An electrical corporation that has a contract for private fire safety and prevention, mitigation, or maintenance services, shall only use those services for the direct defense of utility infrastructure when conducting fire safety and prevention, mitigation, and maintenance activities as determined to be appropriate by the electrical corporation.

(b) An electrical corporation that has a contract for private fire safety and prevention, mitigation, or maintenance services shall make an effort to reduce or eliminate the use of contract private fire safety and prevention, mitigation, and maintenance personnel in favor of employing highly skilled and apprenticed personnel to perform those services in direct defense of utility infrastructure in collaboration with public agency fire departments having jurisdiction.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits an electrical corporation from contracting with a public agency fire department or relevant jurisdiction for the purposes of providing fire safety and prevention, mitigation, or maintenance services.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. PUC § 761 Section 761](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S761.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 761.3 Section 761.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S761.3.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 761.5 Section 761.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S761.5.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 762 Section 762](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S762.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 762.5 Section 762.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S762.5.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 763 Section 763](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S763.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 764 Section 764](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S764.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 764.5 Section 764.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S764.5.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 765 Section 765](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S765.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 765.5 Section 765.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S765.5.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 765.9 Section 765.9](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S765.9.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 766 Section 766](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S766.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 766.5 Section 766.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S766.5.md)
- [Cal. PUC § 767 Section 767](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpuc_D1_P1_C4_A3_S767.md)

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