Government Code section 8655

The state or its political subdivisions shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance, or the failure to exercise or perform, a discretionary function or duty on the part of a state or local agency or any employee of the state or its political subdivisions in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

Source: Section 8655, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=8655. (updated Jan. 1, 1970; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_8655

Original Source: Section 8655, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=8655. (last accessed May 12, 2025).