California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 820

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.
(a)Except as otherwise provided by statute (including Section 820.2), a public employee is liable for injury caused by his act or omission to the same extent as a private person.
(b)The liability of a public employee established by this part (commencing with Section 814) is subject to any defenses that would be available to the public employee if he were a private person.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 820 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-3-6-claims-and-actions-against-public-entities-and-public-employees/part-2-liability-of-public-entities-and-public-employees/chapter-1-general-provisions-relating-to-liability/article-3-liability-of-public-employees/section-820

Other sections in Article 3 - Liability of Public Employees

§ 820§ 820.2§ 820.21§ 820.25§ 820.4§ 820.6§ 820.8§ 820.9§ 821§ 821.2§ 821.4§ 821.5§ 821.6§ 821.8§ 822§ 822.2§ 823

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