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

California § 846.
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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. 3.CHAPTER 3. Police and Correctional Activities

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Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for injury caused by the failure to make an arrest or by the failure to retain an arrested person in custody.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

Nearby Sections

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§ 846.
846. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 84600.
84600. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 917, Sec. 1.)
§ 84601.
84601. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 845, Sec. 1.)
§ 84602.
(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 51.)
§ 84602.1.
84602.1. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 69, Sec. 19.)
§ 84602.3.
84602.3. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 171.)
§ 84602.5.
84602.5. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 208, Sec. 1.)
§ 84603.
84603. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 433, Sec. 3.)
§ 84605.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 500, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 53.)
§ 84606.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 26.)
§ 84607.
84607. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 866, Sec. 1.)
§ 84612.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 27) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 54.)
§ 84613.
84613. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 506, Sec. 2.)
§ 84615.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 180, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 55.)
§ 84616.
(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 56.)
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