This article shall not impose any liability or responsibility, in law or equity, upon the state, any department, agency, or other entity of the state, or any officer or employee of the state, for any action taken by any local public entity pursuant to this article, for any violation of the provisions of this article by any local public entity, or for any failure to comply with the provisions of this article by any local public entity. No cause of action against the state, or any department, agency, entity of the state, or any officer or employee of the state acting in their official capacity may be maintained for any activity authorized by this article, or for the act of a local public entity filing under Chapter 9 of Title 11 of the United States Code, including any proceeding following a local public entity’s filing.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 675, Sec. 6. (AB 506) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 53760.7

  • Local public entity: means any county, city, district, public authority, public agency, or other entity, without limitation, that is a municipality as defined in Section 101(40) of Title 11 of the United States Code (bankruptcy), or that qualifies as a debtor under any other federal bankruptcy law applicable to local public entities, and also includes a successor agency to a redevelopment agency created pursuant to Part 1. See California Government Code 53760.1
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18