Kansas Statutes 75-6119. Exception from liability for members of governing body, appointive board, commission, committee or council of a municipality
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-6119
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
(a) A member of a governing body of a municipality who is acting within the scope of such member’s office and without actual fraud or actual malice shall not be liable for damages caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of such member or governing body.
(b) A member of any appointive board, commission, committee or council of a municipality who is acting within the scope of such member’s office and without actual fraud or actual malice shall not be liable for damages caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of such member or board, commission, committee or council.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the liability of a municipality for damages caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the governing body, or any appointive board, commission, committee or council, of the municipality, or any member thereof, and the negligence or wrongful act or omission of any member of such a governing body, board, commission, committee or council, when acting as such, shall be imputed to the municipality for the purpose of apportioning liability for damages to a third party pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 60-258a and amendments thereto.
(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas tort claims act.