For purposes of this section, “municipality” means any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and borough, fire district, school district, regional school district, sewer district or any other political subdivision of the state authorized to issue bonds or notes by general or special act; and “official” means any person elected or appointed to office or employed by a municipality. Each municipality shall protect and save harmless any official or former official of such municipality from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence on the part of such official, while acting in the discharge of his official duties, in providing information to any potential investor or underwriter of the municipality's bonds or notes. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the defense of governmental immunity to any such claim, demand or suit. Each such municipality may insure against the liability imposed by this section in any insurance company organized in this state or in any insurance company of another state authorized to write such insurance in this state or may elect to act as self-insurer of such liability. This section shall not apply to cases of wilful and wanton fraud.
(P.A. 76-318; P.A. 14-122, S. 71.)
History: P.A. 14-122 made technical changes.