(a) A member or employee of a board of supervisors for a soil conservation district is immune from suit in courts of the State and from liability in tort for a tortious act or omission:
(1) That is within the scope of the public duties of the member or employee;
(2) That is made without malice or gross negligence; and
(3) For which the soil conservation district has consented to suit under subsection (b) of this section, even if damages exceed the limits of that consent.
(b) (1) The exclusive remedy for a tortious act or omission, for which a member or employee of a board of supervisors for a soil conservation district is immune from suit or liability under subsection (a) of this section, is a suit brought against the appropriate soil conservation district.
(2) The soil conservation district may not assert the defense of governmental immunity in any suit brought under this section.
(c) The State Insurance Program administered under Title 12 of the State Government Article for purposes of providing coverage under the Maryland Tort Claims Act shall:
(1) Govern the limits of liability in any suit brought under this section; and
(2) Provide funds for the payment of any settlement or judgment entered against the soil conservation district in a suit brought under this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities
Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental
Section 5-501 - Action for Defamation Against Local Government Official
Section 5-502 - Additional Provisions Governing Immunity
Section 5-503 - Preparation of Complaints in Montgomery County
Section 5-504 - Immunity -- Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services
Section 5-507 - Immunity -- Municipal Corporations and Officers
Section 5-508 - Immunity -- Officers or Directors of Public Drainage or Watershed Associations
Section 5-509 - Immunity -- Official of Governmental Entity
Section 5-512 - Immunity -- Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Section 5-513 - Immunity -- Member of Military Court
Section 5-514 - Immunity -- Financial Review Committee in Department of Aging
Section 5-515 - Immunity -- Guardianship Advisory Board in Department of Aging
Section 5-516 - Immunity -- County Insuring Amusement Rides
Section 5-517 - Immunity -- Board of Supervisors for Soil Conservation District
Section 5-518 - Immunity -- County Boards of Education
Section 5-519 - Immunity -- Community Colleges
Section 5-520 - Immunity -- Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corporation
Section 5-521 - Immunity -- Department of Commerce
Section 5-522 - Immunity -- State and Its Personnel and Units
Section 5-523 - Immunity -- Seizure of Contraband Property Under 13-835 of the Tax - General Article
Section 5-524 - Immunity -- Negligent Use of Motor Vehicle While in Government Service
Section 5-525 - Immunity -- Member of General Assembly -- Constituent Service
Section 5-526 - Immunity -- Member of General Assembly -- Defamation