Gov. Code, § 845 · Chapter 3. Police and Correctional Activities
Gov. Code, § 845
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 547, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.
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