A public employee is not liable for an injury caused by his issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of, or by his failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke, any permit, license, certificate, approval, order, or similar authorization where he is authorized by enactment to determine whether or not such authorization should be issued, denied, suspended or revoked.
Cal. Gov. Code § 821.2
Liability of Public Employees
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998.3 (301 sections).
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 10 Cal. 3d 110 - Selby Realty Co. v. City of San Buenaventura (1973)
Most recently applied in 139 Cal. App. 4th 304 - Richards v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (May 2006)
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.