Politics & Government
Greenwood Village Defends Resolution To Protect Officers
As protests erupt in Greenwood Village, the city council is defending its resolution to protect officers from civil liability.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Greenwood Village is defending a new city resolution to protect its police officers from civil liability. The resolution shields Greenwood Village police officers from personal financial liability under Colorado’s new police reform law.
The new state law eliminates qualified immunity as a defense in civil cases. Instead, a police officer can be held liable for up to 5% of the judgement up to $25,000 if the police officer’s employer finds that the officer acted in bad faith.
