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TITLE 1. GENERAL 100-7931.000›DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 810-998.3›PART 2. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 814-895.8›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions Relating to Liability 814-827›ARTICLE 2. Liability of Public Entities 815-818.9

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California Government Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public entity is not liable for damages awarded under Section 3294 of the Civil Code or other damages imposed primarily for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant.

(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

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