Health and Safety Code section 79860

Except as provided in Article 10 (commencing with Section 79875), no indemnification, hold harmless, conveyance, or similar agreement shall be effective to transfer any liability for cost or expenditures recoverable under this part. This section shall not bar any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to the agreement for any costs or expenditures under this part.

Source: Section 79860, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=79860. (updated Jan. 1, 2023; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_79860

Original Source: Section 79860, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=79860. (last accessed May 12, 2025).