§ 1-5.02. Code Enforcement Officers: Immunities.

Any person occupying the position of Code Enforcement Officer shall be deemed to be a public officer, as that term is defined by Section 836.5 of the Penal Code of the State. There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, any Code Enforcement Officer acting pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and within the scope of his authority for false arrest or false imprisonment arising out of any arrest which is lawful or which the Code Enforcement Officer, at the time of the arrest, had reasonable cause to believe was lawful. The Code Enforcement Officer shall not be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self-defense by the use of reasonable force to effect arrests, prevent escapes, or overcome resistance.