Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Part A · Chapter 209 — Election Administration Improvement
§ 20946. Status of Boards and members for purposes of claims against Board
Statutory text
In general
The provisions of chapters 161 and 171 of title 28 shall apply with respect to the liability of the Standards Board, the Board of Advisors, and their members for acts or omissions performed pursuant to and in the course of the duties and responsibilities of the Board.
Exception for criminal acts and other willful conduct
Subsection (a) may not be construed to limit personal liability for criminal acts or omissions, willful or malicious misconduct, acts or omissions for private gain, or any other act or omission outside the scope of the service of a member of the Standards Board or the Board of Advisors.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Help America Vote Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–252 title II § 216 · 116 Stat. 1666
Enacted · 52 U.S.C. § 20946
(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 216, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1681.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 216, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1681.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 216. STATUS OF BOARDS AND MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF CLAIMS AGAINST BOARD. (a) In General.— Applicability. The provisions of chapters 161 and 171 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the liability of the Standards Board, the Board of Advisors, and their members for acts or omissions performed pursuant to and in the course of the duties and responsibilities of the Board. (b) Exception for Criminal Acts and Other Willful Conduct.— Subsection (a) may not be construed to limit personal liability for criminal acts or omissions, willful or malicious misconduct, acts or omissions for private gain, or any other act or omission outside the scope of the service of a member of the Standards Board or the Board of Advisors.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 15346 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.