810. (a) Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this part govern the construction of this division. (b) This division may be referred to as the Government Claims Act. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 759, Sec. 5. (AB 2690) Effective January 1, 2013.)
810.2. “Employee” includes an officer, judicial officer as defined in Section 327 of the Elections Code, employee, or servant, whether or not compensated, but does not include an independent contractor. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 1995.)
810.4. “Employment” includes office or employment. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
810.6. “Enactment” means a constitutional provision, statute, charter provision, ordinance or regulation. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
810.8. “Injury” means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to his person, reputation, character, feelings or estate, of such nature that it would be actionable if inflicted by a private person. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
811. “Law” includes not only enactments but also the decisional law applicable within this State as determined and declared from time to time by the courts of this State and of the United States. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
811.2. “Public entity” includes the state, the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University and the California State University, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 636, Sec. 1. (SB 1046) Effective […]
811.4. “Public employee” means an employee of a public entity. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
811.6. “Regulation” means a rule, regulation, order or standard, having the force of law, adopted by an employee or agency of the United States pursuant to the federal Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 500) of Title 5 of the United States Code) or as a regulation by an agency of the state […]
811.8. “Statute” means an act adopted by the Legislature of this State or by the Congress of the United States, or a statewide initiative act. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
811.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, judges, subordinate judicial officers, and court executive officers of the superior courts are state officers for purposes of Part 1 (commencing with Section 810) to Part 7 (commencing with Section 995), inclusive, and trial court employees are employees of the trial court for purposes of Part 1 (commencing […]
