New Hampshire § 31-106 - Section 31:106 Indemnification; Civil Rights Suits.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 31-106 — Section 31:106 Indemnification; Civil Rights Suits., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-106. Section 31:106 Indemnification; Civil Rights Suits.
All cities, towns, counties, village districts and precincts, school districts, chartered public schools, school administrative units, and other municipal corporations and political subdivisions shall indemnify and save harmless any person employed by it and any member or officer of its governing board, administrative staff, or agencies including but not limited to selectmen, school board members, chartered public school trustees, city councilors and aldermen, town and city managers, regional planning commissioners, town and city health officials, overseers of public welfare, and superintendents of schools from personal financial loss and expense including reasonable legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of any act or omission constituting a violation of the civil rights of an employee, teacher or student, or any other person under any federal law if such act or omission was not committed with malice, and if the indemnified person at the time of such act or omission was acting within the scope of employment or office.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Hampshire § 31-106
What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 31-106 cover?
Section 31-106 ("Section 31:106 Indemnification; Civil Rights Suits.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. 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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