General Municipal Law 50-L — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 50-K Civil actions against employees of the city of New York up ARTICLE 4 Negligence and Malfeasance of Public Officers; Taxpayers' Remedies next SECTION 50-M Civil actions against police and peace officers of Suffolk county; defense and indemnification Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 50-L Civil actions against employees of the Nassau county police department General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 4 § 50-l. Civil actions against employees of the Nassau county police department. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, code or charter, the county of Nassau shall provide for the defense of any civil action or proceeding brought against a duly appointed police officer of the Nassau county police department and shall indemnify and save harmless such police officer from any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction whenever such action, proceeding or judgment is for damages, including punitive or exemplary damages, arising out of a negligent act or other tort of such police officer committed while in the proper discharge of his duties and within the scope of his employment. Such proper discharge and scope shall be determined by a majority vote of a panel consisting of one member appointed by the Nassau county board of supervisors, one member appointed by the Nassau county executive, and the third member being the Nassau county police commissioner or a deputy police commissioner.