Louisiana § RS 40:515 - Immunity from personal liability of commissioners, officers, employees, and agents
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:515 — Immunity from personal liability of commissioners, officers, employees, and agents, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:515. Immunity from personal liability of commissioners, officers, employees, and agents
No representative of a local housing authority shall personally be civilly or criminally liable:
(1) With respect to any matter or act not directly committed or authorized by such person.
(2) For any action, including a direct action or authorization, taken in good faith:
(a) Pursuant to any rule, procedure, or system implemented by an authority to deny access to the authority's developments or property by unauthorized persons, including but not limited to any action to identify any person or to verify such person's authority to be present upon authority property, or to exclude or eject any person determined in good faith to be an unauthorized person.
(b) With respect to disclosure or nondisclosure of information under R.S. 40:526 or any other law pertaining to the confidentiality or disclosure of information or records.
Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:515 cover?
Section RS 40:515 ("Immunity from personal liability of commissioners, officers, employees, and agents") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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