California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 815.2

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.
(a)A public entity is liable for injury proximately caused by an act or omission of an employee of the public entity within the scope of his employment if the act or omission would, apart from this section, have given rise to a cause of action against that employee or his personal representative.
(b)Except as otherwise provided by statute, a public entity is not liable for an injury resulting from an act or omission of an employee of the public entity where the employee is immune from liability.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 815.2 (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-1-general-provisions-relating-to-liability/article-2-liability-of-public-entities/section-815.2

Other sections in Article 2 - Liability of Public Entities

§ 815§ 815.2§ 815.3§ 815.4§ 815.6§ 816§ 818§ 818.2§ 818.4§ 818.5§ 818.6§ 818.7§ 818.8§ 818.9

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