Government Code section 53069.6

Each local agency, as defined in Section 54951, shall take all practical and reasonable steps to recover civil damages for the negligent, willful, or unlawful damaging or taking of property of the local agency, including the institution of appropriate legal action.

Source: Section 53069.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53069.6. (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Oct. 13, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_53069.6

Original Source: Section 53069.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53069.6. (last accessed May 12, 2025).