California Government Code

§ 56383.5

GOV § 56383.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 3 · Title 5 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)The commission may require, as a condition for processing a change of organization or reorganization, a sphere amendment or a sphere update, or any other action or determination requested from the commission, that the applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the commission, its agents, officers, and employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against the commission, its agents, officers, or employees to attack, set aside, void, or annul an approval by the commission.

(b)(1) An agreement to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall require the commission to promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action, or proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul an approval by the commission and shall require the commission to cooperate fully in the defense.

(2)An applicant who is a party to an agreement to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be responsible to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless if the commission fails to notify the applicant or cooperate fully in the defense pursuant to paragraph (1).

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 886, Sec. 1. (SB 1209) Effective January 1, 2025.