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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 […]

Section 8501 – Definitions

§ 8501. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: “Act.” Includes a failure to act. “Commonwealth party.” A Commonwealth agency and any employee thereof, but only with respect to an act within the scope of […]

Section 8502 – Enforcement proceedings

§ 8502. Enforcement proceedings. (a) Venue.–Except as otherwise prescribed by general rules the venue of any action or proceeding by a Commonwealth agency to enforce any statute or regulation or order of a government unit may be laid in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter. (b) Bond.–Neither a Commonwealth agency nor a district […]