{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"845","citation":"Gov. Code, § 845","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES [810. - 998.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-3.6"},{"name":"PART 2. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES [814. - 895.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-3.6/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Police and Correctional Activities [844. - 846.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-3.6/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 547, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1993.","effective":"1993-01-01","html":"<p>Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for failure to establish a police department or otherwise to provide police protection service or, if police protection service is provided, for failure to provide sufficient police protection service.</p><p>A police department shall not fail to respond to a request for service via a burglar alarm system or an alarm company referral service solely on the basis that a permit from the city has not been obtained.</p>","text":"Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for failure to establish a police department or otherwise to provide police protection service or, if police protection service is provided, for failure to provide sufficient police protection service. A police department shall not fail to respond to a request for service via a burglar alarm system or an alarm company referral service solely on the basis that a permit from the city has not been obtained.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/police-and-correctional-activities-845","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}