Gov. Code, § 16606 · Article 1. General

Gov. Code, § 16606

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

A state officer is not liable on his or her official bond for losses caused by the failure of a savings and loan association or credit union in which a deposit is made of money belonging to an inmate of a state institution, if the officer was required or permitted by law to act as a trustee or fiduciary with respect to the money and if he or she made the deposit in good faith and in accordance with law.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1035, Sec. 7.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=16606.
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