Section 820 Of Article 3. Liability Of Public Employees From California Government Code >> Division 3.6. >> Title 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.

. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute (including Section 820.2), a public employee is liable for injury caused by his act or omission to the same extent as a private person.
  (b) The liability of a public employee established by this part (commencing with Section 814) is subject to any defenses that would be available to the public employee if he were a private person.