(A) Persons eligible under § 35.181 shall be represented by the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office when a claim is made against them as individuals for money damages, for personal injury, or property damages resulting from the good faith performance of their official duties, whether suit may or may not be pending on the claim at that time, even if the claims arise from acts performed by the person prior to the passage of this subchapter, and even if the claim is not presented until the person has left the position currently held.
(B) If a settlement of a claim is made or a judgment is rendered against a person eligible under § 35.181 above and that person was either represented by the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office or represented by private counsel with the prior written approval of the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, that settlement or judgment shall be paid by the Metro Government from the Judgment and Claims Account in accordance with the procedures, discretion, and determination vested in the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 36.162) (Lou. Ord. No. 139-1977, approved 11-25-1977; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 271-2007, approved 12-6-2007)