{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-820.4","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 820.4","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","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 3. Liability of Public Employees [820. - 823.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d08e4cfa338a4669e793dcc1cb0d20ab9a0c08e6a7ec1b6568097ca7b6c6fb67","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-820.25","next":"us-ca/gov-820.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}