Each member or employee of a marketing commission or marketing committee is indemnified by the commission or committee against reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred by him in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which he may be a party by reason of being or having been a member or employee of the commission or committee, except in relation to matters as to which he is adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to have acted in bad faith as a commission or committee member or employee. The right of indemnification is in addition to other rights to which the member or employee is entitled as a matter of law.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-416

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • commission: means the marketing commission established under section 3-413. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • committee: means a marketing committee established by a marketing agreement according to section 3-426. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC