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TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 66000-101060›DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 70900-88933›PART 49. COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION FACILITIES 81003-82548›CHAPTER 1. School Sites 81003-81192›ARTICLE 8. Fitness for Occupancy 81160-81179

§ 81177

California Education Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) No member of the governing board of a community college district shall be held personally liable for injury to persons or damage to property resulting from the fact that a school building was not constructed under the requirements of Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130), if the governing board complies with this article.

A licensed structural engineer or licensed architect, employed by a governing board to examine any school building under this article, shall not be held personally liable for injury to persons or damage to property as a result of the structural inadequacy and failure of a building, if he or she has exercised normal professional diligence in carrying out his or her functions under Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130) and this article.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), nothing in this article shall be construed as relieving any member of the governing board of a community college district of any liability for injury to persons or damage to property imposed by law.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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