California Government Code

§ 866

GOV § 866Div. 3.6 · Title 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 8

Statute text

(a)Subject to the provisions of subdivisions (b) and (c), in the event of public necessity and to avoid impending peril to persons or property as a result of gradual earth movement, a local public entity is not liable for damages for injury to persons or property resulting from such impending peril or from any action taken to abate such peril providing the legislative body of the local public entity has, on the basis of expert opinion or other reasonable basis, done all of the following:

(1)On the basis of adequate evidence such as expert opinion or otherwise, found the existence of such impending peril.

(2)Determined appropriate remedial action to halt, stabilize, or abate such impending peril.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1119.