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Government Code § 821.6

ARTICLE 3. Liability of Public Employees

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 821.6Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

A public employee is not liable for injury caused by his instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding within the scope of his employment, even if he acts maliciously and without probable cause.