670.2 Liability imposed. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every municipality is subject to liability for its torts and those of its officers and employees, acting within the scope of their employmentor duties, whether arising out of a governmental or proprietary function. 2. For the purposes of this chapter, 'employee' includes a person who performs services for a municipality whether or not the person is compensated for the services, unless theservices are performed only as an incident to the person’s attendance at a municipalityfunction. 3. A person who performs services for a municipality or an agency or subdivision of a municipality and who does not receive compensation is not personally liable for a claim basedupon an act or omission of the person performed in the discharge of the person’s duties,except for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation ofthe law, or for a transaction from which the person derives an improper personal benefit. Forpurposes of this section, 'compensation' does not include payments to reimburse a personfor expenses. on ofthe law, or for a transaction from which the person derives an improper personal benefit. Forpurposes of this section, 'compensation' does not include payments to reimburse a personfor expenses. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §613A.2; 82 Acts, ch 1018, §3]87 Acts, ch 212, §20C93, §670.22016 Acts, ch 1011, §114Referred to in §670.4, 670.5, 670.7, 670.9, 670.10 Sat Dec 23 12:24:25 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 670.2 (16, 0)
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