§1373. Indemnification
A holder of a certificate of statewide franchise authority shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless a local governmental subdivision, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any liability for damages and for any liability or claims resulting from tangible property damage or bodily injury, including accidental death, to the extent proximately caused by the holder's negligent construction, operation, or maintenance of its cable system or wireline facilities used to distribute video programming services, provided that the local governmental subdivision shall give the holder written notice of its obligation to indemnify the local governmental subdivision within one hundred eighty days of receipt of a claim or action pursuant to this Section and provided that the holder shall have the right to select counsel of the holder's choice to defend the claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holder shall not indemnify the local governmental subdivision for any damages, liability, or claims resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of the local governmental subdivision, its officers, agents, employees, attorneys, consultants, independent contractors or third parties or for any activity or function conducted by any person or entity other than the holder in connection with PEG programming.
Acts 2008, No. 433, §1.
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