Section 65850.72 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Authorization to install an electric vehicle charging station within the public right-of-way; compliance dates(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) "Electric vehicle charging station" or "charging station" means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code (Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), as it reads on the effective date of this section, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.(2) "Local agency" means a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county.(3) "Public right-of-way" means the area along or upon any public road or highway under the control of a local agency.(b) A local agency shall:(1) Develop a checklist that includes all of the information required for a complete application for a permit or other authorization to install an electric vehicle charging station within the public right-of-way.(2) Identify all applicable fees and charges as part of the permitting or authorization process.(3) Identify any criteria adopted by the governing body of the local agency to determine appropriate locations within the public right-of-way for installation of an electric vehicle charging station.(c) As part of the process described in subdivision (b), local agencies shall consider the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Guidebook from the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to support their implementation of this section.(d) The information developed pursuant to this section shall be published on a publicly accessible internet website if the local agency has an internet website.(e) A local agency that determines that there are no appropriate locations within the public right-of-way for installation of an electric vehicle charging station shall publish that information pursuant to subdivision (d).(f)(1) A local agency with a population of 250,000 or more residents shall comply with this section by January 1, 2027.(2) A local agency with a population of fewer than 250,000 residents shall comply with this section by January 1, 2029.Added by Stats 2024 ch 567 (AB 2427),s 2, eff. 1/1/2025.