Legal Opinion
Lewis v. County of Sacramento
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 25, 2001No. C032865PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, P. J.
Vehicle Code section 17004.7 (hereafter section 17004.7) provides that, when a law enforcement agency adopts a written policy on vehicular pursuits which complies with statutory requirements, the agency is immune from liability for civil damages “resulting from the collision of a vehicle being operated by an actual or suspected violator of the law who is being, has been, or believes he or she is being or has been, pursued by a peace officer employed by the public entity in a motor vehicle.”
In this wrongful death action brought by Teri and Thomas Lewis (plaintiffs),…
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