(a) Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this part govern the construction of this division.
(b) This division may be referred to as the Government Claims Act.
Cal. Gov. Code § 810
DEFINITIONS
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 48 court decisions — leading case 61 Cal. 4th 339 - State Department of State Hospitals v. Superior Court (2015)
Most recently applied in Michael Hampton v. State of California (October 2023)
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 759, Sec. 5
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.