{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8545","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 8545","heading":"Official liability generally.","body":"An employee of a local agency is liable for civil damages on account of any injury to a person or property caused by acts of the employee which are within the scope of his office or duties only to the same extent as his employing local agency and subject to the limitations imposed by this subchapter.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 85 MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT UNITS","SUBCHAPTER C ACTIONS AGAINST LOCAL PARTIES GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY OFFICIAL IMMUNITY LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES JUDGMENTS POWERS OF LOCAL AGENCIES GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=85\u0026sctn=45\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"cd4a1c9df365f99ba86e6626ace831d9eb86724ca61c8e6cd4e197d3b0f98471","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8542","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8546"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}