General Municipal Law § 791 · Title 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
Liability of officials and employees
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§ 791. Liability of officials and employees. In the absence of fraud, gross negligence or willful misfeasance, no officer or employee of a local government entity shall be held personally liable upon any claim arising from the consolidation or dissolution of a local government entity pursuant to this article or any circumstances connected with such consolidation or dissolution.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/GMU791
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