California § 53156 - As used in this article: (a)
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 53156 — As used in this article: (a), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53156. As used in this article: (a)
As used in this article: (a) âExpense of an emergency responseâ means reasonable costs incurred by a public agency in reasonably making an appropriate emergency response to the incident, but shall only include those costs directly arising because of the response to the particular incident. Reasonable costs shall include the costs of providing police, firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services at the scene of the incident, as well as the salaries of the personnel responding to the incident. (b) âPublic agencyâ means the state and any city, county, municipal corporation, district, or public authority located, in whole or in part, within this state which provides or may provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. (c) âIntentionally wrongful conductâ means conduct intended to injure another person or property.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 53156 cover?
Section 53156 ("As used in this article: (a)") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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