Government Code § 845

CHAPTER 3. Police and Correctional Activities

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 845Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 547, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.

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.