NY Gen Mun L § 50-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 4 - Negligence and Malfeasance of Public Officers; Taxpayers' Remedies 50-J - Liability of Police Officers for Negligence in the Performance of Duty.

* § 50-j.   Liability   of  police  officers  for  negligence  in  the   performance of duty. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of  any  general,   special  or  local  law,  charter  or  code to the contrary, every city,   county, town, village, authority or agency  shall  be  liable  for,  and   shall  assume  the  liability to the extent that it shall save harmless,   any duly appointed police officer of  such  municipality,  authority  or   agency  for  any negligent act or tort, provided such police officer, at   the time of the negligent act or tort complained of, was acting  in  the   performance of his duties and within the scope of his employment.2.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  a  police  officer  of any such   municipal  corporation,  authority  or  agency,  although  excused  from   official duty at the time, shall be deemed to be acting in the discharge   of duty when engaged in the immediate and actual performance of a public   duty  imposed  by law and such public duty performed was for the benefit   of the citizens of the community wherein such public duty was  performed   and  the  municipal  corporation, authority or agency derived no special   benefit in its corporate capacity.3. No action or  special  proceeding  instituted  hereunder  shall  be   prosecuted  or  maintained against the municipality, authority or agency   concerned or such police officer unless notice of claim shall have  been   made   and  served  upon  such  municipality,  authority  or  agency  in   compliance with section fifty-e of this chapter. Every such action shall   be commenced pursuant to the  provisions  of  section  fifty-i  of  this   chapter.4.  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to the city of New   York.5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the New York city   housing authority.6. a. In addition to the  requirements  of  subdivision  one  of  this   section,   upon  discretionary  adoption  of  a  local  law,  ordinance,   resolution,  rule  or  regulation,  any  city,  county,  town,  village,   authority,  or  agency shall provide for the defense of any civil action   or proceeding brought against a duly appointed police  officer  of  such   municipality,  authority or agency and shall indemnify and save harmless   such  police  officer  from  any  judgment  of  a  court  of   competent   jurisdiction  whenever  such  action,  proceeding  or  judgment  is  for   punitive or exemplary damages, arising out of a negligent act  or  other   tort  of  such police officer committed while in the proper discharge of   his duties and within the scope of his  employment.  Such  municipality,   authority  or  agency  is  hereby  authorized  and empowered to purchase   insurance to cover the cost of such defense and indemnification.b. The determination of  whether  any  such  police  officer  properly   discharged  his  duties within the scope of his employment shall be made   in a manner which shall be promulgated by the chief executive officer or   if there be none, the chief legislative  officer,  and  adopted  by  the   governing board of such municipality, authority or agency.* NB There are 2 § 50-j's