Any officer who thinks they may ever be sued should be familiar with KRS 65.2005 65.2005 Defense of employee by local government -- Liability of employee. (1) A local government shall provide for the defense of any employee by an attorney chosen by the local government in any action in tort arising out of an act or omission occurring within the scope of his employment of which it has been given notice pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The local government shall pay any judgment based thereon