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California Government Code Section 831

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Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for an
injury caused by the effect on the use of streets and highways of
weather conditions as such.  Nothing in this section exonerates a
public entity or public employee from liability for injury
proximately caused by such effect if it would not be reasonably
apparent to, and would not be anticipated by, a person exercising due
care.  For the purpose of this section, the effect on the use of
streets and highways of weather conditions includes the effect of
fog, wind, rain, flood, ice or snow but does not include physical
damage to or deterioration of streets and highways resulting from
weather conditions.

Last modified: January 12, 2009