§ 42-73-11 - Indemnification from liability. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-73-11

   § 42-73-11  Indemnification from liability.– The state of Rhode Island shall protect and hold harmless any attorney,director, investigator, social worker, or other person employed by the officeof the child advocate and/or any volunteer appointed by the child advocate,from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any,arising out of any claim, demand, or suit for damages resulting from acts oromissions committed in the discharge of his or her duties with the programwithin the scope of his or her employment or appointment which may constitutenegligence but which acts are not wanton, malicious, or grossly negligent asdetermined by a court of competent jurisdiction.