(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any obligation of the commission and its local initiative, statutory, contractual, or otherwise, shall be an obligation solely of the commission and shall not be an obligation of the county or of the state. Except as otherwise provided in this article, neither the county nor the state shall be liable for any act or omission of the commission.

(b) Except as agreed to by contract with the county, no liability of the commission shall become an obligation of the county upon either termination of the commission and its local initiative or the liquidation or disposition of the commission’s remaining assets.

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14087.9685

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

(c) All claims for money damages against the commission shall be governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided by other statutes or regulations that expressly apply to the commission.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 632, Sec. 2.5. Effective September 20, 1994.)

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