Payment of Claims and Judgments Against the State
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 180 Cal. App. 3d 239 - Teresi v. State of California (1986)
Most recently applied in 180 Cal. App. 3d 239 - Teresi v. State of California (April 1986)
Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 215.
(a) A writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel the state, or an officer or employee of the state, to perform any act required by this chapter.
(b) Nothing in this division affects the discretion of the Legislature in determining whether or not to:
(1) Make an appropriation for the payment of a claim, compromise, settlement, or judgment or to provide an offset for a claim, compromise, settlement, or judgment.
(2) Authorize such a payment or offset.
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