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§ 820.4. — 820.4. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

California § 820.4.
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. 3.ARTICLE 3. Liability of Public Employees

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A public employee is not liable for his act or omission, exercising due care, in the execution or enforcement of any law. Nothing in this section exonerates a public employee from liability for false arrest or false imprisonment.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

Nearby Sections

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§ 820.
820. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.2.
820.2. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.21.
820.21. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 977, Sec. 1.)
§ 820.25.
820.25. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 806.)
§ 820.4.
820.4. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.6.
820.6. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.8.
820.8. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.9.
820.9. (Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 132, Sec. 2.)
§ 8200.
8200. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)
§ 82000.
82000. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)
§ 82001.
82001. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 199.)
§ 82002.
82002. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 456, Sec. 1.)
§ 82003.
82003. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)
§ 82004.
82004. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 133.)
§ 82004.2.
82004.2. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)
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