Gov. Code, § 995.6 · Part 7. DEFENSE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Gov. Code, § 995.6
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A public entity is not required to provide for the defense of an administrative proceeding brought against an employee or former employee, but a public entity may provide for the defense of an administrative proceeding brought against an employee or former employee if:
(a) The administrative proceeding is brought on account of an act or omission in the scope of his employment as an employee of the public entity; and
(b) The public entity determines that such defense would be in the best interests of the public entity and that the employee or former employee acted, or failed to act, in good faith, without actual malice and in the apparent interests of the public entity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1683, Sec. 16.
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