California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8036

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.

“Public entity” means the state, Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 8036 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-6-works-of-improvement/title-1-works-of-improvement-generally/chapter-1-general-provisions/article-1-definitions/section-8036

Other sections in Article 1 - Definitions

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