N.Y. General Municipal Law § 50-n: Civil actions against peace officers, sheriffs, under-sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the county of Nassau

§ 50-n. Civil actions against peace officers, sheriffs, under-sheriffs

and deputy sheriffs of the county of Nassau. 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 peace officer, sheriff, under-sheriff or deputy

sheriff of the county of Nassau and shall indemnify and save harmless

such peace officer, sheriff, under-sheriff or deputy sheriff 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 peace

officer, sheriff, under-sheriff or deputy sheriff 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 either the Nassau county sheriff or in the case

of a probation officer the Nassau county director of probation.