Cal. Gov. Code § 815.2

Liability of Public Entities

Known as the Government Claims Act

The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).

Applied in 218 court decisions — leading case Owen v. City of Independence (1980)

Most recently applied in Estate of Mendez v. City of Ceres (June 2019)

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

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(a) A public entity is liable for injury proximately caused by an act or omission of an employee of the public entity within the scope of his employment if the act or omission would, apart from this section, have given rise to a cause of action against that employee or his personal representative.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a public entity is not liable for an injury resulting from an act or omission of an employee of the public entity where the employee is immune from liability.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.