Section 997.
997. The Legislature finds and declares that, in order to aid the victims of the collapse of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the I-880 Cypress structure caused by the October 17, 1989, earthquake, it is necessary to create a special fund for payment of personal property, personal injury, and death claims arising from that […]
Section 990.6.
990.6. The cost of the insurance authorized by this part is a proper charge against the local public entity. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1682, Sec. 12.)
Section 990.8.
990.8. (a) Two or more local public entities, or a mutual water company and a public agency, as authorized under subdivision (b) of Section 6525, by a joint powers agreement made pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7, may provide insurance authorized by this part or for any other […]
Section 990.9.
990.9. Any city, county, city and county, or any other local public entity with authority to provide health care services may provide insurance or provide indemnity through self-insurance for medical or other health-care tort claims against any person who, in good faith and without compensation, renders voluntary care to low-income patients within the scope of […]
Section 991.
991. Where an enactment, other than this part, authorizes or requires a local public entity to insure against its liability or the liability of its employees: (a) The authority provided by this part to insure does not affect such other enactment. (b) Such other enactment does not limit or restrict the authority to insure under this part; […]
Section 991.2.
991.2. Neither the authority provided by this part to insure, nor the exercise of such authority, shall: (a) Impose any liability upon the local public entity or its employee unless such liability otherwise exists. (b) Impair any defense the local public entity or its employee otherwise may have. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1682, Sec. 12.)
Section 995.
995. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 995.2 and 995.4, upon request of an employee or former employee, a public entity shall provide for the defense of any civil action or proceeding brought against him, in his official or individual capacity or both, on account of an act or omission in the scope of his […]
Section 995.2.
995.2. (a) A public entity may refuse to provide for the defense of a civil action or proceeding brought against an employee or former employee if the public entity determines any of the following: (1) The act or omission was not within the scope of his or her employment. (2) He or she acted or failed to act […]
Section 995.3.
995.3. (a) If a state employee provides his or her own defense against an action brought for an alleged violation of Section 8547.3, and if it is established that no violation of Section 8547.3 occurred, the public entity shall reimburse the employee for any costs incurred in the defense. (b) A public entity which does provide for […]
Section 995.4.
995.4. A public entity may, but is not required to, provide for the defense of: (a) An action or proceeding brought by the public entity to remove, suspend or otherwise penalize its own employee or former employee, or an appeal to a court from an administrative proceeding by the public entity to remove, suspend or otherwise […]