New York Correction Law Section 24 - Civil actions against department personnel.

  24.  Civil actions against department personnel. 1. No civil action
  shall be brought in any court of  the  state,  except  by  the  attorney
  general  on  behalf of the state, against any officer or employee of the
  department, which for purposes of this section shall include members  of
  the  state board of parole, in his or her personal capacity, for damages
  arising out of any act done or the failure to perform any act within the
  scope of the employment and in the  discharge  of  the  duties  by  such
  officer or employee.
2. Any claim for damages arising out of any act done or the failure to
  perform  any act within the scope of the employment and in the discharge
  of the duties of any officer or employee  of  the  department  shall  be
  brought  and  maintained  in  the court of claims as a claim against the
  state.
3. This section shall apply with respect to claims arising on or after
  the effective date of this section.

Last modified: February 3, 2019