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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.211 (2026)

Defense of civil action against state employee by Attorney General

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Upon request of an employee or former employee, the Attorney General may provide for the defense of any civil action brought against such employee in his official or individual capacity, or both, on account of an act or omission made in the scope and course of his employment as an employee of the Commonwealth and any of its agencies, except that neither the state, state employee, nor former state employee shall be subject to an action arising from discretionary acts or decisions pertaining to the design or construction of public highways, bridges, or buildings. History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2023 · leading case: Carr v. Wright, 423 S.W.2d 521 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968).
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Carr v. Wright, 423 S.W.2d 521 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “4 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations § 12.211, at 153 et seq. (3d ed. 1949); Annotation, “Teacher’s civil liability for administering corporal punishment to pupil,” 43 A.”
Mark Stonex v. Cailtlin Higinbotham, No. 2020 CA 000724 (Ky. Ct. App. June 2, 2022). · cites it 3× “KRS 12.211 provides: Upon request of an employee or former employee, the Attorney General may provide for the defense of any civil action brought against such employee in his official or individual capacity, or both, on account of an act or omission made in the scope and course…”
Aaron Tucker v. Andrew G. Beshear, No. 2022 CA 000238 (Ky. Ct. App. May 25, 2023). · cites it 2× “” KRS 12.211 provides that the Attorney General may provide a defense for state employees, but it stipulates that such defense only applies -3- when the employee’s conduct is “made in the scope and course of his employment”, and that no employee or former employee “shall be…”
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