Ohio Code 1125.33 – Damages; immunity
(A) No damages may be awarded in a proceeding brought pursuant to this chapter challenging any action by the superintendent of financial institutions, special deputy superintendent, receiver, or conservator, or any employee of any of them, or any person retained for services under this chapter. Any action for damages shall be brought in the court as a separate action.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1125.33
- court: means the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal place of business of a state bank, as set forth in its articles of incorporation, is located or of any other county determined by the superintendent of financial institutions to be appropriate under the circumstances. See Ohio Code 1125.01
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) The superintendent, special deputy superintendent, receiver, conservator, or any employee of any of them, or any person retained for services under this chapter, is not subject to any civil liability or penalty, or to any criminal prosecution, for any error in judgment or discretion made in good faith in any action taken or omitted in an official capacity under this chapter.
(C) The superintendent, special deputy superintendent, receiver, conservator, or any employee of any of them, or any person retained for services under this chapter, is not liable in damages for any action or failure to act unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in court that the action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to any of the state bank, its shareholders, its members, its depositors, or its creditors, or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of any of the bank, its shareholders, its members, its depositors, its creditors, or the public.