Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2813 – Immunity of Council and committees
(a) The Council and the members of any committees appointed by the Council are immune from any claim, suit, liability, damages, or any other recourse, civil or criminal, arising from any act, omission, proceeding, decision, or determination undertaken or performed, or from any recommendation made, so long as the Council or committee member acted in good faith and without gross negligence in carrying out the responsibilities, authority, duties, powers, and privileges conferred by law upon them, with good faith being presumed.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2813
- Committee: shall mean a committee appointed by the Council. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2803
- Council: shall mean the Council of the Association. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2803
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Member: shall mean a member of the Association, as defined in § 2806(a) of this title. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2803
- Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Attorney General’s office shall represent the Council, Council members, council officials, any committee created by Council or committee member, and at the express request of the Council, any person appointed or employed by the Council, in a civil action for damages arising from duties and services performed, or powers to be exercised, for the State. If the Attorney General’s office determines it would be improper or unlawful to undertake such representation, then representation of such parties should proceed in accordance with § 3925 of Title 10.
24 Del. C. 1953, § ?2813; 58 Del. Laws, c. 501, § ?1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 261, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 267, § ?1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 162, § ?2;