Except as otherwise expressly provided by section 8111 or by any other law, and notwithstanding the common law, the personal liability of an employee of a governmental entity for negligent acts or omissions within the course and scope of employment shall be subject to a limit of $10,000 for any such claims arising out of a single occurrence and the employee is not liable for any amount in excess of that limit on any such claims.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 8104-D
Personal liability of employees of a governmental entity
Known as the Maine Tort Claims Act
The act spans §§ 8101–8118 (22 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hasenfus v. LaJeunesse (1999)
Most recently applied in Fortin v. Titcomb (January 2012)
PL 1987, c. 740, §4 (NEW).
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.