(70 ILCS 1205/8-20) (from Ch. 105, par. 8-20)
Sec. 8-20.
Each park district shall indemnify and protect members of
the park board and employees of such district against civil rights damage
claims and suits, constitutional rights damage claims and suits, death and
bodily injury damage claims and suits, and property damage claims and suits,
including defense thereof, when damages are sought for negligent or wrongful
acts alleged to
have been committed within the scope of employment, or under the direction,
of the board. Such indemnification and protection shall extend to persons
who are members of the park board or employees of the district at the time
of the incident
from which a claim arises.
(Source: P.A. 83-807.)
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