Each city or town may purchase liability insurance with such limits as it may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting its officials and employees against liability for personal or bodily injuries and property damage arising from their acts or omissions while performing or in good faith purporting to perform their official duties.
RCW 35.21.205
Liability insurance for officials and employees.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 112 Wash. 2d 1 - Washington Public Utility Districts' Utilities System v. Public Utility District No. 1 (1989)
Most recently applied in 112 Wash. 2d 1 - Washington Public Utility Districts' Utilities System v. Public Utility District No. 1 (February 1989)
1973 c 125 s 2.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.