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Government Code § 822

ARTICLE 3. Liability of Public Employees

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 822Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

A public employee is not liable for money stolen from his official custody. Nothing in this section exonerates a public employee from liability if the loss was sustained as a result of his own negligent or wrongful act or omission.