A public entity is not liable for injury caused by its failure to make an inspection, or by reason of making an inadequate or negligent inspection, of any property, other than its property (as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 830), for the purpose of determining whether the property complies with or violates any enactment or contains or constitutes a hazard to health or safety.
Cal. Gov. Code § 818.6
Liability of Public Entities
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 7 Cal. 3d 170 - Mark v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (1972)
Most recently applied in 7 Cal. 5th 798 - Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Protection Dist. (July 2019)
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.