Labor and Public Employees Committee
Planning and Development Committee
Appropriations Committee
Judiciary Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING INDEMNIFICATION OF CERTAIN POLICE OFFICERS
SUMMARY: By law, a state, local, or State Capitol police officer who is found not guilty or has charges dismissed in a prosecution for a crime allegedly committed in the course of duty must be indemnified by his or her employer for economic loss, including legal fees.
Under case law, an officer could recover attorney's fees related to the prosecution but not from a separate lawsuit to enforce the officer's right to indemnification (Link v. Shelton, 186 Conn. 623 (1982)). This act allows the officer to recover attorneys' fees and costs from enforcing the indemnification provisions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2010
OLR Tracking: CR: JM: PF: ts