CA Gov't Code Section 835


Except as provided by statute, a public entity is liable for injury caused by a dangerous condition of its property if the plaintiff establishes that the property was in a dangerous condition at the time of the injury, that the injury was proximately caused by the dangerous condition, that the dangerous condition created a reasonably foreseeable risk of the kind of injury which was incurred, and that either:

(a)

A negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee of the public entity within the scope of his employment created the dangerous condition; or

(b)

The public entity had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition under Section 835.2 a sufficient time prior to the injury to have taken measures to protect against the dangerous condition.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 835’s source at ca​.gov