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Cal. Government Code § 811.2 (2026)

Definitions — Claims And Actions Against Public Entities And Public Employees

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“Public entity” includes the state, the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University and the California State University, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 60 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: Est. of Osuna v. Cnty. of Stanislaus, 392 F. Supp. 3d 1162 (E.D. Cal. 2019).
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Est. of Osuna v. Cnty. of Stanislaus, 392 F. Supp. 3d 1162 (E.D. Cal. 2019). “California Government Code § 945 provides that "[a] public entity may sue or be sued.”
Pitts v. Cnty. of Kern, 949 P.2d 920 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “Rather, a "public entity," which includes the state and any county (Gov. Code, § 811.2), is generally "not liable for an injury resulting from an act or omission of an employee of the public entity where the employee is immune from liability.”
Regents of Univ. of California v. Superior Court, 476 P.2d 457 (Cal. 1970). · cites it 4× “756 ]; Gov. Code, §§ 811.2, 7260.) (2) Accordingly, rules of venue governing actions against private corporations (Cal.”
City of Costa Mesa v. D'Alessio Investments, 214 Cal. App. 4th 358 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “” (Gov. Code, § 811.2.) The court found that D’Alessio had not established a probability of prevailing as to Ashabi with regard to the slander and intentional interference causes of action because of a lack of evidence presented that (1) Ashabi’s statement reflected on D’Alessio…”
Lawson v. Superior Court, 180 Cal. App. 4th 1372 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “” (Gov. Code, § 811.2.) According to the Law Revision Commission report, “[tjhis definition is intended to include every kind of independent political or governmental entity in the State.”
Munoz v. State of California, 33 Cal. App. 4th 1767 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995). “However, if the injured party fails to file a timely claim, a written application may be made to the public entity for leave to present such claim.”
Kobzoff v. Los Angeles Cnty. Harbor/UCLA Med. Ctr., 968 P.2d 514 (Cal. 1998). “(Gov. Code, § 811.2.) 4 The Court of Appeal did not address plaintiffs’ claims that the trial court erred in calculating the section 1038 costs and in erroneously or inadvertently imposing the costs on their counsel.”
Cnty. of Los Angeles v. Superior Court, 26 Cal. Rptr. 3d 445 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “Inasmuch as the County is a public entity within the meaning of the Act (Gov. Code, § 811.2) and this is an action for which the filing of a claim is required, the applicable statute of limitations in this case is section 945.”
Connelly v. State of California, 3 Cal. App. 3d 744 (Cal. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “As a matter of statutory construction, the statutory definitions of "public entity" (Gov. Code, § 811.2) and of "employee" (which includes officers, agents, servants and employees; see Gov.”
Notrica v. State Comp. Ins. Fund, 64 Cal. Comp. Cases 378 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999). “” Government Code section 811.2 states that the term “public entity” includes “the State, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State.”
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. California Milk Producers Advisory Bd., 22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 900 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “The court reasoned, “Although ‘persons’ who engage in unfair competition may be sued for damages and injunctive relief (§§ 17203-17205), the University of California is a ‘public entity’ (Gov. Code, § 811.2) and, therefore, not a ‘person’ within the meaning of the Unfair…”
Hagman v. Meher Mount Corp., 215 Cal. App. 4th 82 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “Code, § 200; Gov. Code, § 811.2; Code Civ. Proc., §§ 481.”
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