{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-17001","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 17001","heading":"","body":"A public entity is liable for death or injury to person or property proximately caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission in the operation of any motor vehicle by an employee of the public entity acting within the scope of his employment.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 9. CIVIL LIABILITY [17000. - 17714.]","CHAPTER 1. Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Vehicles [17000. - 17463.]","ARTICLE 1. Public Agencies [17000. - 17004.7.]"],"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":"a18271c8c318ac72e132f0bfe8b03d91b7a961e8f50395babb8dbe9ce57e2eb4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-17000","next":"us-ca/veh-17002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}