CHAPTER 1. General

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.

§§ 900–907 · 18 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 900–901 · 6 sections

   • § 900 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this part.
   • § 900.2 “Board” means: (a) In the case of a local public entity, the governing body of the local public entity. (b) In the case of the state, except as provided by…
   • § 900.3 A “judicial branch entity” is a public entity and means any superior court, court of appeals, the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, or the Administrative…
   • § 900.4 “Local public entity” includes a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the…
   • § 900.6 “State” means the State and any office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission or agency of the State claims against which are paid by…
   • § 901 For the purpose of computing the time limits prescribed by Sections 911.2, 911.4, 945.6, and 946.6, the date of the accrual of a cause of action to which a…
2. ARTICLE 2. General Provisions §§ 905–907 · 12 sections

   • § 905 There shall be presented in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) all claims for money or damages…
   • § 905.1 No claim is required to be filed to maintain an action against a public entity for taking of, or damage to, private property pursuant to Section 19 of Article…
   • § 905.2 (a) This section shall apply to claims against the state filed with the Department of General Services except as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)…
   • § 905.3 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no claim shall be submitted by a local agency or school district, nor shall a claim be considered by the…
   • § 905.4 Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) of this part shall not be construed to be an exclusive means for presenting…
   • § 905.5 A school district, its officers, directors, or employees shall have no civil liability in any civil action for injury, disease, death, or economic loss arising…
   • § 905.6 This part does not apply to claims against the Regents of the University of California.
   • § 905.7 All claims against a judicial branch entity for money or damages based upon an express contract or for an injury for which the judicial branch entity is liable…
   • § 905.8 Nothing in this part imposes liability upon a public entity unless such liability otherwise exists.
   • § 905.9 All claims against the California State University for money or damages based upon an express contract or for an injury for which the Trustees of the…
   • § 906 (a) As used in this section, “amount allowed on the claim” means the amount allowed by the Department of General Services on a claim allowed, in whole or in…
   • § 907 A local public entity, as defined in Section 900.4, may offset any delinquent amount due it for services rendered to any other local public entity. The offset…