{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"53154","citation":"Gov. Code, § 53154","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General [53000. - 53170.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 8. Costs of Emergency Response [53150. - 53159.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1/chapter-1/article-8"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 337, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The expense of an emergency response shall be a charge against the person liable for expenses under this article. The charge constitutes a debt of that person and is collectible by the public agency incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, expressed or implied, except that liability for the expenses provided for in this article shall not be insurable and no insurance policy shall provide or pay for the expenses.</p>","text":"The expense of an emergency response shall be a charge against the person liable for expenses under this article. The charge constitutes a debt of that person and is collectible by the public agency incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, expressed or implied, except that liability for the expenses provided for in this article shall not be insurable and no insurance policy shall provide or pay for the expenses.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/costs-of-emergency-response-53154","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}