Gov. Code, § 818.4 · Article 2. Liability of Public Entities
Gov. Code, § 818.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A public entity is not liable for an injury caused by the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of, or by the failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke, any permit, license, certificate, approval, order, or similar authorization where the public entity or an employee of the public entity is authorized by enactment to determine whether or not such authorization should be issued, denied, suspended or revoked.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=818.4.
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Cited by 6 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Gov. Code, § 818.4. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Fish and Game Code
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 17970.5Printed as Sections 818.2, 818.4, 818.6, 820.2, 821, 821.2, and 821.4 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 17974.3Printed as Sections 818.2, 818.4, 818.6, 820.2, 821, 821.2, and 821.4 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 111605Printed as Sections 818.4 and 821.6 of the Government Code
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