SECTIONS 989-991.2 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 989-991.2

989. As used in this part, "local public entity" means any public
entity except a state agency covered by Section 11007.4 of the
Government Code.

990. Except for a liability which may be insured against pursuant
to Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code, a
local public entity may:
(a) Insure itself against all or any part of any tort or inverse
condemnation liability.
(b) Insure any employee of the local public entity against all or
any part of his liability for injury resulting from an act or
omission in the scope of his employment.
(c) Insure, contract or provide against the expense of defending a
claim against the local public entity or its employee, whether or
not liability exists on such claim, including a claim for damages
under Section 3294 of the Civil Code or otherwise for the sake of
example or by way of punishment, where such liability arose from an
act or omission in the scope of his employment, and an insurance
contract for such purpose is valid and binding notwithstanding
Section 1668 of the Civil Code, Section 533 of the Insurance Code, or
any other provision of law.
(d) A hospital district may participate in a reciprocal or
interinsurance exchange with the members of its medical staff as
provided in Section 1284 of the Insurance Code.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a local
public entity to pay for, or to insure, contract, or provide for
payment for, such part of a claim or judgment against an employee of
the local entity as is for punitive or exemplary damages.

990.2. A county may insure any officer or attach