California Education Code

§ 81177

EDC § 81177 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 7 · Title 3 · Part 49 · Ch. 1 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)No member of the governing board of a community college district shall be held personally liable for injury to persons or damage to property resulting from the fact that a school building was not constructed under the requirements of Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130), if the governing board complies with this article. A licensed structural engineer or licensed architect, employed by a governing board to examine any school building under this article, shall not be held personally liable for injury to persons or damage to property as a result of the structural inadequacy and failure of a building, if he or she has exercised normal professional diligence in carrying out his or her functions under Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130) and this article.

(b)Except as provided in subdivision (a), nothing in this article shall be construed as relieving any member of the governing board of a community college district of any liability for injury to persons or damage to property imposed by law.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 1996.