N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 50-m

§ 50-m. Civil actions against police and peace officers of Suffolk\ncounty; defense and indemnification. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions\nof any other general, special or local law, code or charter, Suffolk\ncounty, upon discretionary adoption of a local law, ordinance,\nresolution, rule or regulation, shall provide for the defense of any\ncivil action or proceeding brought against a duly appointed police or\npeace officer, as defined in section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law,\nemployed by the county of Suffolk, and shall indemnify and save harmless\nsuch officer from any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction\nwhenever such action, proceeding or judgment is for damages, including\npunitive or exemplary damages, arising out of a negligent act or other\ntort of such officer committed while in the proper discharge of his\nduties and within the scope of his employment.\n 2. The determination of whether any such officer properly discharged\nhis duties within the scope of his employment shall be made in a manner\nwhich shall be established by rules and regulations and procedures\npromulgated by the Suffolk county executive and adopted by the Suffolk\ncounty legislature.\n 3. No action or special proceeding instituted hereunder shall be\nprosecuted or maintained against Suffolk county or such officer unless\nnotice of claim shall have been made and served upon such county in\ncompliance with section fifty-e of this article. Every such action shall\nbe commenced pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-i of this\narticle.\n