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GOV § 820.4

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Government Code - GOV
  2. TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]
  3. DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES [810. - 998.3.]
  4. PART 2. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES [814. - 895.8.]
  5. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions Relating to Liability [814. - 827.]
  6. ARTICLE 3. Liability of Public Employees [820. - 823.]

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.

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