---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2502.40"
title: "45"
number: "2502.40"
heading: "Under what circumstances may AmeriCorps indemnify employees?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2502.40"
---

# §2502.40. Under what circumstances may AmeriCorps indemnify employees?


AmeriCorps may, at its sole discretion, indemnify an AmeriCorps employee for a verdict, judgment, or other monetary award rendered against the employee personally in a claim or may settle or compromise a personal damages claim against an AmeriCorps employee if:

- (a) The CEO determines that the AmeriCorps employee's conduct giving rise to the verdict, judgment, monetary award, or claim was taken within the scope of their employment;
- (b) The CEO determines that the indemnification or settlement is in AmeriCorps' best interest; and
- (c) **AmeriCorps appropriated funds are available for the indemnification or settlement.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2679(b)(1); 42 U.S.C. 12651c(c).

### Source

Source: 87 FR 54628, Sept. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted.