§ 58847 Advisory Board Member Immunity

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•People on an advisory board (or their backups) can't be personally blamed for any contracts the board makes.
•Even if the board's employees help with these contracts, they can't be held responsible either.
•This rule is there to protect the people working on the board from personal lawsuits.

Example

If an advisory board signs a bad deal with a company and loses money, someone might want to sue.

The people on the board or their workers can't be personally sued for the bad deal. Only the board itself can be held responsible, not the individuals.

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§ 58847 Advisory Board Member Immunity

The members or alternate members of any advisory board, including employees of the advisory board, are not responsible individually in any way whatsoever to any person for liability on any contract or agreement of the advisory board. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 58847.

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