Cal. GOV § 991
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 991, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
Where an enactment, other than this part, authorizes or requires a local public entity to insure against its liability or the liability of its employees:
(a) The authority provided by this part to insure does not affect such other enactment.
(b) Such other enactment does not limit or restrict the authority to insure under this part; but, except to the extent authorized by Section 1251 of the Education Code, nothing in this part permits a school district to self-insure in any case where the school district is required to insure.
(a) The authority provided by this part to insure does not affect such other enactment.
(b) Such other enactment does not limit or restrict the authority to insure under this part; but, except to the extent authorized by Section 1251 of the Education Code, nothing in this part permits a school district to self-insure in any case where the school district is required to insure.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in California?
Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.