{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"965.8","citation":"Gov. Code, § 965.8","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 5. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS [965. - 985.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-3.6/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Payment of Claims and Judgments Against the State [965. - 965.9.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-3.6/part-5/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 778, Sec. 5.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Where any provision of this division requires a certificate of the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation that a sufficient appropriation exists for the payment of a claim, settlement, compromise, or judgment or requires a certificate of the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation that a sufficient appropriation exists to provide for an offset, a writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation to so certify if a sufficient appropriation in fact exists for that purpose.</p>","text":"Where any provision of this division requires a certificate of the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation that a sufficient appropriation exists for the payment of a claim, settlement, compromise, or judgment or requires a certificate of the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation that a sufficient appropriation exists to provide for an offset, a writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy to compel the Director of Finance or the Director of Transportation to so certify if a sufficient appropriation in fact exists for that purpose.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/payment-of-claims-and-judgments-against-the-state-965-8","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}