(30 ILCS 575/8d) (from Ch. 127, par. 132.608d)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
Sec. 8d.
In the event any proceeding is commenced against any State
employee alleging deprivation of a civil or constitutional right under
State or federal law arising out of any act or omission occurring within
the scope of the enforcement of this Act, the Attorney General shall
upon timely and appropriate notice in accordance with "An Act to provide
for representation and indemnification in certain civil law suits", approved
December 3, 1977, as now or hereafter amended, appear on behalf of such
employee and defend the action. The State shall indemnify the State
employee for any damages awarded and court costs and attorneys' fees
assessed as part of any final and unreversed judgment or shall pay such
judgment. All other provisions of "An Act to provide for representation and
indemnification in certain civil law suits", approved December 3, 1977, as
now or hereafter amended, shall apply to the representation and
indemnification provided for in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 86-269; 86-270.)
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