Cal. Gov. Code § 820.8 : CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE — GENERAL — CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES — LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIABILITY — LIABILITY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES — Acts or omissions of others TEXT PDF Except as otherwise provided by statute, a public employee is not liable for an injury caused by the act or omission of another person. Nothing in this section exonerates a public employee from liability for injury proximately caused by his own negligent or wrongful act or omission. Ca. Gov. Code § 820.8 Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.