{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-284.38","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 284.38","heading":"Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect.","body":"The insurance programs developed herein shall provide limits as established by the provisions of s. 768.28 if a tort claim. The limits provided in s. 768.28 shall not apply to a civil rights action arising under 42 U.S.C. s. 1983 or similar federal statute. Payment of a pending or future claim or judgment arising under any of said statutes may be made upon this act becoming a law, unless the officer, employee, or agent has been determined in the final judgment to have caused the harm intentionally; however, the fund is authorized to pay all other court-ordered attorney’s fees as provided under s. 284.31.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 72-206; s. 8, ch. 79-139; s. 176, ch. 81-259.","path":["CHAPTER 284 STATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0200-0299/0284/0284.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:02:27Z","sha256":"6d2d8f1708fd380c8ecc1fcc9ba440f6900837a3efef3e345c4d3a07db8b0d1f","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-284.37","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-284.385"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}