(1) Subject to Subsection (2), if an employee pays a judgment entered against him, or any portion of it, that the governmental entity is required to pay under Section 63G-7-902, the employee may recover from the governmental entity the amount of the payment and the reasonable costs incurred in the employee’s defense.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-7-903

  • Claim: means any asserted demand for or cause of action for money or damages, whether arising under the common law, under state constitutional provisions, or under state statutes, against a governmental entity or against an employee in the employee's personal capacity. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
  • Employee: includes :
              (3)(a)(i) a governmental entity's officers, employees, servants, trustees, or commissioners;
              (3)(a)(ii) a member of a governing body;
              (3)(a)(iii) a member of a government entity board;
              (3)(a)(iv) a member of a government entity commission;
              (3)(a)(v) members of an advisory body, officers, and employees of a Children's Justice Center created in accordance with Section 67-5b-102;
              (3)(a)(vi) a student holding a license issued by the State Board of Education;
              (3)(a)(vii) an educational aide;
              (3)(a)(viii) a student engaged in an internship under Section 53B-16-402 or 53G-7-902;
              (3)(a)(ix) a volunteer, as defined in Section 67-20-2; and
              (3)(a)(x) a tutor. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
  • Governmental entity: means :
         (4)(a) the state and its political subdivisions; and
         (4)(b) a law enforcement agency, as defined in Section 53-1-102, that employs one or more law enforcement officers, as defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
(2)

     (2)(a) If a governmental entity does not conduct the defense of an employee against a claim, or conducts the defense under a reservation of rights as provided in Subsection 63G-7-902(6), the employee may recover from the governmental entity under Subsection (1) if the employee can prove that none of the conditions set forth in Subsection 63G-7-202(3)(c) applied.
     (2)(b) The employee has the burden of proof that none of the conditions set forth in Subsection 63G-7-202(3)(c) applied.