Sections
21 entriesSection 2772Defines indemnity as a contract in which one person undertakes to save another from a legal consequence arising from the conduct of…Section 2773Prohibits an indemnity agreement covering a future act when the person being indemnified knows, at the time the act is done, that…Section 2774Allows an agreement to indemnify a person against an act already performed to remain valid even when the parties knew the act…Section 2775Extends an agreement indemnifying against the acts of a specified person to cover both that person's acts and their consequences and the…Section 2776Establishes that an agreement to indemnify several persons applies separately to each person covered by the agreement unless the agreement shows a…Section 2777Establishes that a person who indemnifies another against an act the indemnified person is to perform is jointly liable with that person,…Section 2778Sets default rules for interpreting indemnity contracts unless a contrary intention appears: liability indemnity permits recovery upon liability, while claims, damages, or…Section 2779Allows where one, at the request of another, engages to answer in damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, for any violation of duty…Section 2782Bars construction-contract terms indemnifying a promisee for sole negligence or willful misconduct, while preserving insurance and statutory exceptions. Also bars public-agency and…Section 2782.05Prohibits post-January 1, 2013 construction-contract terms requiring a subcontractor to indemnify or defend a general contractor, construction manager, or other subcontractor for…Section 2782.1Allows a construction contractor to fully indemnify a person, firm, corporation, state, or other agency whose account the construction contract is not…Section 2782.2Allows indemnification of a professional engineer for negligence in plant or facility inspection when the owner-promisor is independently audited annually, has audited…Section 2782.5Allows parties to a construction contract and the owner or other party for whose account the work is performed to expressly negotiate…Section 2782.6Allows specified indemnity agreements for professional engineers or geologists performing services involving subterranean contamination or concealed conditions when the promisor is responsible…Section 2782.8Limits post-January 1, 2018 design-professional indemnity and defense obligations to claims arising from the professional’s negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct, with defense…Section 2782.9Prohibits enforcement of post-January 1, 2009 residential-construction terms requiring wrap-up participants to indemnify, defend, or hold another harmless for covered claims. Allows…Section 2782.95Requires wrap-up insurance programs for private residential work beginning after January 1, 2009, to disclose premium credits, coverage information, and requested policy…Section 2782.96Requires wrap-up or consolidated insurance for specified nonresidential projects bid after January 1, 2009, to disclose subcontractor premium credits in bid documents…Section 2783Defines a construction contract for the specified indemnity provisions as any written or oral agreement concerning construction, surveying, design, repair, improvement, maintenance,…Section 2784Defines a design defect, for the specified indemnity provisions, as a design-created condition that makes a substantially design-conforming structure, equipment, machinery, or…Section 2784.5Prohibits hauling, trucking, or cartage contract terms that indemnify a promisee for bodily injury, death, property damage, or related expense caused by…