Article L3123-28 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the president of the departmental council or a departmental councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of this same article for unintentional acts committed in the exercise of his functions if it is established that he did not take the normal care in…