General — California Government Code — Claims And Actions Against Public Entities And Public Employees — General Provisions Relating To Liability — Liability Of Public Entities — Damages imposed for sake of example or by way of punishment Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public entity is not liable for damages awarded under Section 3294 of the Civil Code or other damages imposed primarily for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant. Ca. Gov. Code § 818