Connecticut § 4-16a - Indemnification of commissioners.
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§ 4-16a. Indemnification of commissioners.
Sec. 4-16a. Indemnification of commissioners. The state shall protect, save harmless and indemnify all department heads as defined in section 4-5, and the Adjutant General from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act, resulting in accidental bodily injury to or death of any person, or in accidental danger to or destruction of property, or any other acts resulting in any injury, which acts are not wanton, reckless, or malicious, provided such person at the time of the acts resulting in such injury, damage or destruction, was acting in the discharge of his duties or within the scope of his employment.
(P.A. 74-236, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 changed state police commissioner to commissioner of public safety but separate reference to the commissioner was dropped as no longer necessary.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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