Rhode Island General Laws 45-9-21. Exemption from liability and prosecution
(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, neither the director of the department of revenue, nor any fiscal overseer, budget commission member, receiver or administration and finance officer or any managerial, professional or clerical staff hired, retained or employed by the director of the department of revenue or any fiscal overseer, budget and review commission, receiver or administration and finance officer under this chapter shall have any civil liability for any actions taken or omitted in the course of performing their official duties.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-9-21
- Budget commission: means the budget and review commission established under § 45-9-5 and § 45-9-6. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-9-2
- Fiscal overseer: means the financial overseer appointed under § 45-9-3. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-9-2
- Officer: means the chief administrative and financial officer appointed under § 45-9-10 after abolition of a fiscal overseer or a budget commission or a receiver in a city, town, or fire district. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-9-2
- Receiver: means the receiver appointed pursuant to § 45-9-7 or § 45-9-8. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-9-2
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, neither the director of the department of revenue nor any fiscal overseer, budget commission member, receiver or administration and finance officer, nor any managerial, professional or clerical staff employed by the director of the department of revenue or any fiscal overseer, budget and review commission, receiver or administration and finance officer under this chapter shall be subject to prosecution or have any liability for misdemeanor violations of criminal laws for actions taken or omitted in the course of performing their official duties under this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 279, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 304, § 2.