“Statute” means an act adopted by the Legislature of this State or by the Congress of the United States, or a statewide initiative act.
Cal. Gov. Code § 811.8
DEFINITIONS
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 40 Cal. 3d 780 - Lopez v. Southern California Rapid Transit District (1985)
Most recently applied in County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (January 2008)
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.
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.