California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 821.8

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

A public employee is not liable for an injury arising out of his entry upon any property where such entry is expressly or impliedly authorized by law. Nothing in this section exonerates a public employee from liability for an injury proximately caused by his own negligent or wrongful act or omission.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 821.8 (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-821.8

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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