California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 831.2

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for an injury caused by a natural condition of any unimproved public property, including but not limited to any natural condition of any lake, stream, bay, river or beach.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 831.2 (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-2-dangerous-conditions-of-public-property/article-1-general/section-831.2

Other sections in Article 1 - General

§ 830§ 830.1§ 830.2§ 830.4§ 830.5§ 830.6§ 830.8§ 830.9§ 831§ 831.2§ 831.21§ 831.25§ 831.3§ 831.4§ 831.5§ 831.6§ 831.7§ 831.8

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