Each state agency shall take all practical and reasonable steps to recover civil damages for the negligent, willful, or unlawful damaging or taking of state property under the jurisdiction of the state agency, including the institution of appropriate legal action.

(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1522.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 11017.1

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
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