Section 8563 – General powers of local agencies
§ 8563. General powers of local agencies. (a) Rules and regulations.–A local agency may promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with this subchapter in order to implement the intent of this subchapter. (b) Delegation of duties.–Any duties placed upon a local agency under the provisions of this subchapter may be delegated to an independent contractor […]
Section 8564 – Liability insurance and self-insurance
§ 8564. Liability insurance and self-insurance. (a) Purchase of liability insurance.–A local agency may purchase insurance on itself or its employees for any liability arising from the performance of their duties within the scope of their employment. (b) Employment of risk manager.–A local agency may employ a professional risk manager whose responsibility it shall be […]
Section 8553 – Limitations on damages
§ 8553. Limitations on damages. (a) General rule.–Actions for which damages are limited by reference to this subchapter shall be limited as set forth in this section. (b) Amounts recoverable.–Damages arising from the same cause of action or transaction or occurrence or series of causes of action or transactions or occurrences shall not exceed $500,000 […]
Section 8541 – Governmental immunity generally
§ 8541. Governmental immunity generally. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no local agency shall be liable for any damages on account of any injury to a person or property caused by any act of the local agency or an employee thereof or any other person. Cross References. Section 8541 is referred to in […]
Section 8542 – Exceptions to governmental immunity
§ 8542. Exceptions to governmental immunity. (a) Liability imposed.–A local agency shall be liable for damages on account of an injury to a person or property within the limits set forth in this subchapter if both of the following conditions are satisfied and the injury occurs as a result of one of the acts set […]
Section 8545 – Official liability generally
§ 8545. Official liability generally. 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 […]
Section 8546 – Defense of official immunity
§ 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 […]
Section 8547 – Legal assistance
§ 8547. Legal assistance. (a) Mandatory provision of legal assistance generally.–When an action is brought against an employee of a local agency for damages on account of an injury to a person or property, and it is alleged that the act of the employee which gave rise to the claim was within the scope of […]
Section 8548 – Indemnity
§ 8548. Indemnity. (a) Indemnity by local agency generally.–When an action is brought against an employee of a local agency for damages on account of an injury to a person or property, and he has given timely prior written notice to the local agency, and it is judicially determined that an act of the employee […]
Section 8549 – Limitation on damages
§ 8549. Limitation on damages. In any action brought against an employee of a local agency for damages on account of an injury to a person or property in which it is judicially determined that the act of the employee caused the injury and that such act was, or that the employee in good faith […]