California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 818.9

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2003.

A court or county, its employees, independent contractors, and volunteers shall not be liable because of any advice provided to small claims court litigants or potential litigants as a public service on behalf of the court or county pursuant to the Small Claims Act (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110) of Title 1 of Part 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure).

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Cal. Gov. Code § 818.9 (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-818.9

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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