N.Y. General Municipal Law § 50-l: Civil actions against employees of the Nassau county police department

§ 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.