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Commercial construction contracts: indemnity.

It became law on Oct 9, 2011.

CA SB 474 · Senate Bill · 2011–2012

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Became law
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Latest action
Oct 9, 2011

What it does

Existing law provides that provisions in construction contracts, as defined, that purport to indemnify the promisee against liability for damages for death or bodily injury to persons, injury to property, or any other loss arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the promisee or the promisee's agents who are directly responsible to the promisee, or for defects in design furnished by those persons, are against public policy and are void and unenforceable. Existing law provides that provisions in construction contracts with a public agency that purport to impose on the contractor, or relieve the public agency from, liability for the active negligence of the public agency are…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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  3. Floor (Done)

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    Oct 9, 2011

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