Opinion No. 76-391 (1977) Ag

POLICE OFFICER — MUNICIPAL LIMITS — PROPRIETARY OR GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION — QUESTION OF FACT 1. Where a police officer is acting outside of the territorial limits of his employing municipality upon directives of the employing municipality, and he commits some act which gives rise to a claim against the municipality, a factual determination will have to be made in each instance to determine if the police officer was acting in a proprietary or governmental capacity. This determination is necessary in order to determine what limitations, if any, will be imposed on the municipality's liability. 2.…