ยง 24. Civil actions against department personnel. 1. No civil action
shall be brought in any court of the state, except by the attorney
general on behalf of the state, against any officer or employee of the
department, which for purposes of this section shall include members of
the state board of parole, in his or her personal capacity, for damages
arising out of any act done or the failure to perform any act within the
scope of the employment and in the discharge of the duties by such
officer or employee.
2. Any claim for damages arising out of any act done or the failure to
perform any act within the scope of the employment and in the discharge
of the duties of any officer or employee of the department shall be
brought and maintained in the court of claims as a claim against the
state.
3. This section shall apply with respect to claims arising on or after
the effective date of this section.
Structure New York Laws
Article 2 - Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
5 - Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; Commissioner.
8 - Testing of Certain Applicants for Employment.
9 - Access to Information of Incarcerated Individuals via the Internet.
11 - Identification Card Program.
15-C - Acceptance of Grants or Gifts.
16 - Expense of Autopsy; State Charge.
18 - Superintendents of Correctional Facilities.
19 - Salary and Emoluments of Superintendents.
21 - Acquisition of Real Property by Purchase and Acquisition.
22 - Institution Officers Not to Be Interested in Institution Contracts.
22-A - Qualification for Employment as a Correction Officer.
24 - Civil Actions Against Department Personnel.
25 - Mutual Assistance by Institutional and Local Fire Fighting Facilities.
26 - Establishment of Commissaries or Canteens in Correctional Institutions.