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Cal. Gov. Code § 820.9

Liability of Public Employees

Known as the Government Claims Act

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

Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 132, Sec. 2

Members of city councils, mayors, members of boards of supervisors, members of school boards, members of governing boards of other local public entities, members of locally appointed boards and commissions, and members of locally appointed or elected advisory bodies are not vicariously liable for injuries caused by the act or omission of the public entity or advisory body. Nothing in this section exonerates an official from liability for injury caused by that individual’s own wrongful conduct. Nothing in this section affects the immunity of any other public official.

This section shall become operative January 1, 2000.

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