§ 4642. Indemnification
A collector shall be indemnified by the town or other municipality by which he or she is elected or appointed for the damage which he or she suffers by the illegality of the imposition, assessment, or apportionment of a tax or the illegality or informality in the tax bill, warrant, or other precept furnished him or her for the collection of such tax. Such damage may be recovered by him or her of such town, village, or municipality.