N.Y. General Municipal Law Section 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.

Source: Section 50-L — Civil actions against employees of the Nassau county police department, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GMU/50-L (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

50
Cause of action not barred 50‑A
Municipal liability for negligent operation of vehicles 50‑B
Municipal liability for negligent operation of vehicles or other facility of transportation 50‑C
Liability for negligent operation of certain vehicles in the performance of duty by police officers and paid firefighters 50‑D
Municipal liability for malpractice of certain physicians, resident physicians, internes, dentists, podiatrists and optometrists in publi... 50‑E
Notice of claim 50‑F
Recording of notice of claim 50‑G
Recording of notice of defect 50‑H
Examination of claims 50‑I
Presentation of tort claims 50‑J
Liability of police officers for negligence in the performance of duty 50‑J*2
Civil actions against correction employees 50‑K
Civil actions against employees of the city of New York 50‑L
Civil actions against employees of the Nassau county police department 50‑M
Civil actions against police and peace officers of Suffolk county 50‑N
Civil actions against peace officers, sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the county of Nassau 51
Prosecution of officers for illegal acts 52
Liability insurance for officers and employees 53
Alternative service of notice of claim upon the secretary of state

Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 50-L’s source at nysenate.gov

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Original Source: Section 50-L — Civil actions against employees of the Nassau county police department, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GMU/50-L (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).