California Statutes

§ 818. — 818. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

California § 818.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code GOVGovernment Code - GOV
Div.3.6.
Title 1.DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Part 2.PART 2. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General Provisions Relating to Liability
Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Liability of Public Entities

This text of California § 818. (818. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 818. (2026).

Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public entity is not liable for damages awarded under Section 3294 of the Civil Code or other damages imposed primarily for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

Sanchez v. City of Fresno
914 F. Supp. 2d 1079 (E.D. California, 2012)
53 case citations
C.B. v. Sonora School District
691 F. Supp. 2d 1170 (E.D. California, 2010)
25 case citations
Committee for Immigrant Rights v. County of Sonoma
644 F. Supp. 2d 1177 (N.D. California, 2009)
22 case citations
Megargee v. Wittman
550 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (E.D. California, 2008)
20 case citations
Westlands Water Dist. v. Amoco Chemical Co.
953 F.2d 1109 (Ninth Circuit, 1992)
18 case citations
Schwartz v. Lassen County ex rel. Lassen County Jail
838 F. Supp. 2d 1045 (E.D. California, 2012)
9 case citations
Westlands Water District v. Amoco Chemical Co.
953 F.2d 1109 (Ninth Circuit, 1991)
9 case citations
S.T. v. City of Ceres
327 F. Supp. 3d 1261 (E.D. California, 2018)
8 case citations
J.E.L. ex rel. Leon v. San Francisco Unified School District
185 F. Supp. 3d 1196 (N.D. California, 2016)
5 case citations
C.N. v. Wolf
410 F. Supp. 2d 894 (C.D. California, 2005)
4 case citations
San Francisco Civil Service Assn. v. Superior Court
544 P.2d 1331 (California Supreme Court, 1976)
3 case citations
Bode v. City of Fullerton
815 F. Supp. 2d 1117 (C.D. California, 2011)
Mora v. City of Chula Vista
(S.D. California, 2021)
(PS) Burton v. Darby
(E.D. California, 2024)
Hulet v. County of Tuolumne
(E.D. California, 2024)
Jones v. City of San Diego
(S.D. California, 2025)

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
California § 818., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ca/GOV/818..