Subdivision 1. Indemnification required. Subject to the limitations in section 466.04, a municipality or an instrumentality of a municipality shall defend and indemnify any of its officers and employees, whether elective or appointive, for damages, including punitive damages, claimed or levied against the officer or employee, provided that the officer or employee:
(1) was acting in the performance of the duties of the position; and
(2) was not guilty of malfeasance in office, willful neglect of duty, or bad faith.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in section 123B.25, paragraph (b), this section applies to all school districts, however organized.
Subd. 1a. [Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3]
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3]
Subd. 3. Effect on other laws. This section does not repeal or modify Minnesota Statutes 1961, sections 471.44, 471.45 and 471.86.
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3]
1963 c 798 s 7; 1979 c 205 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 455 s 76; 1987 c 79 s 2; 1987 c 346 s 3; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 56
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions
Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions
Section 466.02 — Tort Liability.
Section 466.04 — Maximum Liability.
Section 466.05 — Notice Of Claim.
Section 466.06 — Liability Insurance.
Section 466.07 — Indemnification.
Section 466.08 — Compromise Of Claims.
Section 466.09 — Payment Of Judgments.
Section 466.101 — Law Enforcement Costs.
Section 466.11 — Relation To Charters And Special Laws.
Section 466.131 — Indemnification By State.