(a)  The state shall indemnify the tax administrator for any recovery against him or her in his or her personal capacity arising out of any act or omission occurring within the scope of his or her duties as tax administrator; provided, that the act or omission was not the result of actual fraud, willful misconduct, or actual malice.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-1-33

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.

(b)  The state shall also indemnify the associate directors for revenue services of the department of administration, within the division of taxation, child support enforcement, and motor vehicles, and their assigns or designees, for any recovery against him or her in his or her personal capacity arising out of any act or omission occurring within the scope of his or her duties; as such, provided, that the act or omission was not the result of actual fraud, willful misconduct, or actual malice.

History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 429, § 2.