{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-965.8","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 965.8","heading":"","body":"Where any provision of this division requires a certificate of the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation that a sufficient appropriation exists for the payment of a claim, settlement, compromise, or judgment or requires a certificate of the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation that a sufficient appropriation exists to provide for an offset, a writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation to so certify if a sufficient appropriation in fact exists for that purpose.","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 5. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS [965. - 985.]","CHAPTER 1. Payment of Claims and Judgments Against the State [965. - 965.9.]"],"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":"b1b3aebcec45d6ccf329a069f4be96541005e85090892737ab6084add8c28e67","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-965.7","next":"us-ca/gov-965.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}