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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 45Pt. 2Ch. 11Art. 4§ 80840 Environmental Insurance Liability Exemption

§ 80840 Environmental Insurance Liability Exemption

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§ 80840 Environmental Insurance Liability Exemption

Key Takeaways

  • •The government and its workers can't be sued for mistakes made while following this law.
  • •Insurance companies that sell special environmental insurance under this law can't be sued for their actions.
  • •People who buy this special environmental insurance can't be sued for using it.

Example

A company buys special environmental insurance to clean up pollution, but the cleanup doesn't work perfectly.

The company, the insurance provider, and the government workers involved can't be sued for any mistakes made during the cleanup process.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 80840 Environmental Insurance Liability Exemption

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the agency, the secretary, the state, their respective employees and agents, and any of the state’s other political subdivisions or their employees, shall not be liable to any person for any of the following: (a) Any acts or omissions by the agency, the secretary, the state, their respective employees and agents, and any of the state’s other political subdivisions or their employees, in implementing this chapter. (b) Any acts or omissions by an insurance company selected to provide prenegotiated environmental insurance products pursuant to Section 80760. (c) Any acts or omissions by any person that purchases a prenegotiated environmental insurance product made available pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

insuranceenvironmentalemployeesecretaryoperative january

Related Statutes

  • § 80855 State Agency Insurance Exemption
  • § 80750 Environmental Insurance Proposal Process
  • § 80755 Insurance Proposal Evaluation Criteria
  • § 80760 State Environmental Insurance Provider
  • § 80775 Agency Collaboration For Implementation

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 80840.
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