N.Y. Correction Law § 24: Civil actions against department personnel

§ 24. Civil actions against department personnel. 1. No civil action

shall be brought in any court of the state, except by the attorney

general on behalf of the state, against any officer or employee of the

department, which for purposes of this section shall include members of

the state board of parole, in his or her personal capacity, for damages

arising out of any act done or the failure to perform any act within the

scope of the employment and in the discharge of the duties by such

officer or employee.

2. Any claim for damages arising out of any act done or the failure to

perform any act within the scope of the employment and in the discharge

of the duties of any officer or employee of the department shall be

brought and maintained in the court of claims as a claim against the

state.

3. This section shall apply with respect to claims arising on or after

the effective date of this section.