California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
FAC §52887: The state shall not be liable for the acts of the board or its contracts.
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The state shall not be liable for the acts of the board or its contracts. Payment of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the board shall be limited to the funds collected under this chapter. No member of the board or alternate member, or any employee or agent thereof, shall be personally liable on the contracts of the board nor shall a board member, alternate member, or employee of the board be responsible individually or jointly in any way to any cotton grower or handler or any other person for error in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of the board or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No board member or alternate member shall be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any member of the board. The liability of the board members shall be several and not joint, and no board members shall be liable for the default of any other board member.
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