“Public entity” includes the state, the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University and the California State University, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State.
Cal. Gov. Code § 811.2
DEFINITIONS
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case City of Costa Mesa v. D'Alessio Investments (2013)
Most recently applied in Estate of Osuna v. Cnty. of Stanislaus (June 2019)
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 636, Sec. 1
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.