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§ 818.2. — 818.2. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

California § 818.2.
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

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A public entity is not liable for an injury caused by adopting or failing to adopt an enactment or by failing to enforce any law.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

Nearby Sections

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§ 818.
818. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 818.2.
818.2. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 818.4.
818.4. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 818.5.
818.5. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 437, Sec. 2.)
§ 818.6.
818.6. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 818.7.
818.7. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1635, Sec. 40.)
§ 818.8.
818.8. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 818.9.
818.9. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 24.)
§ 8180.
8180. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 2.5.)
§ 8181.
8181. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
§ 8182.
8182. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 51, Sec. 3.)
§ 8182.5.
8182.5. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 3.)
§ 8183.
8183. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 4.)
§ 8184.
8184. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
§ 8185.
8185. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
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