§ 8546. Defense of official immunity
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VII. Civil Actions and Proceedings
Chapter 85. Matters Affecting Government Units (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Actions Against Local Parties (Refs & Annos)
Official Immunity
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8546
§ 8546. Defense of official immunity
In any action brought against an employee of a local agency for damages on account of an injury to a person or property based upon claims arising from, or reasonably related to, the office or the performance of the duties of the employee, the employee may assert on his own behalf, or the local agency may assert on his behalf:
(3) The defense that the act of the employee which gave rise to the claim was within the policymaking discretion granted to the employee by law. For purposes of this subsection, all acts of members of the governing body of a local agency or of the chief executive officer thereof are deemed to be within the policymaking discretion granted to such person by law.
Credits
1980, Oct. 5, P.L. 693, No. 142, § 221(l), effective in 60 days.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8546, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8546
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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