Timeline for Laws "insulating" police from lawsuits
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| Mar 22, 2019 at 18:57 | comment | added | ohwilleke | @NateElredge Often laws limiting LEO liability are simply parts of a more general statute of limitations for certain kinds of claims, or part of a governmental immunity act (which all states have in some form). Frequently, a governmental immunity act bars all liability except under 42 USC §1983 for intentional torts for governments and government officials acting in their official capacity. The linked statute relates to civil service system discipline initiated by public safety officer managers, not lawsuits, and would usually be found in a collective bargaining agreement or local ordinance. | |
| Mar 22, 2019 at 14:02 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | This is interesting, but I can't find any indication that New Hampshire has such a law. This 2015 article linked from Wikipedia lists 14 states with such laws, and New Hampshire is not among them. | |
| Mar 22, 2019 at 5:26 | history | answered | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |