Government Code section 820.4

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.

Source: Section 820.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=820.4. (updated Jan. 1, 1963; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_820.4

Original Source: Section 820.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=820.4. (last accessed May 12, 2025).