§ 820 Public Employee Liability

• •If a government worker (like a teacher or cop) does something wrong and hurts someone, they can be in trouble just like anyone else.
• •They can use the same excuses to defend themselves as a regular person would.
• •This rule applies unless another law says something different.

A city bus driver runs a red light and hits another car.

The bus driver can be sued for the crash, just like if a regular person caused it. They can also say things like 'the brakes failed' to defend themselves, just like anyone else.