§ 79860 Liability Transfer Restrictions

Health and Safety Code·California

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•You can't make someone else pay for your mistakes if the law says you have to pay.
•But you can still buy insurance to cover those costs.
•This rule starts on January 1, 2024.

Example

If you own a factory and pollute a river, you have to pay to clean it up.

You can't make a deal with someone else to pay for the cleanup instead of you. But you can buy insurance to help cover the cost.

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§ 79860 Liability Transfer Restrictions

Except as provided in Article 10 (commencing with Section 79875), no indemnification, hold harmless, conveyance, or similar agreement shall be effective to transfer any liability for cost or expenditures recoverable under this part. This section shall not bar any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to the agreement for any costs or expenditures under this part. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

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agreement conveyance liability cleanup in california operative january responsibility indemnification

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California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 79860.

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