Utah Code § 63G-7-903

Recovery of judgment paid and defense costs by government employee
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(1) Subject to Subsection (2), if an employee pays a judgment entered against him, or any portion
of it, that the governmental entity is required to pay under Section 63G-7-902, the employee
may recover from the governmental entity the amount of the payment and the reasonable costs
incurred in the employee's defense.
(2)
(a) If a governmental entity does not conduct the defense of an employee against a claim, or
conducts the defense under a reservation of rights as provided in Subsection 63G-7-902(6),
the employee may recover from the governmental entity under Subsection (1) if the employee
can prove that none of the conditions set forth in Subsection 63G-7-202(3)(c) applied.
(b) The employee has the burden of proof that none of the conditions set forth in Subsection
63G-7-202(3)(c) applied.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session

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