{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-970.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 970.2","heading":"","body":"A local public entity shall pay any judgment in the manner provided in this article. A writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel a local public entity to perform any act required by this article.","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 2. Payment of Judgments Against Local Public Entities [970. - 978.8.]","ARTICLE 1. General [970. - 971.2.]"],"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":"85742e93eea61639363e9639b44551fd0b8712c0239559256791862979df1d8a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-970.1","next":"us-ca/gov-970.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}