New Hampshire Revised Statutes 508:12-d – Liability Limited; Licensed Engineers and Architects
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I. Any engineer or engineering firm, architect, or architectural firm licensed pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 310-A who, in good faith, voluntarily and without charge or compensation, acting under the direction of the director of the division of homeland security and emergency management, the state fire marshal, or a town or city emergency management director who is managing a natural or human caused disaster or other life-threatening emergency, provides professional advice or assistance in connection with such disaster or emergency, shall not be liable for any civil damages alleged to have been caused by the acts or omissions of such licensed professional or firm in providing the requested professional advice or assistance, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The service rendered applies to the practice of engineering or architecture and concerns any building, structure, or system, whether publicly or privately owned, that is involved in or affected by the disaster or emergency;
(b) The service rendered relates to the structural integrity of the entire building or system or any portion thereof, or to a nonstructural element of the structure or system, affecting public safety; and
(c) The service is rendered during the time in which the emergency exists.
II. The immunity granted by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence, or wanton or willful misconduct.
(a) The service rendered applies to the practice of engineering or architecture and concerns any building, structure, or system, whether publicly or privately owned, that is involved in or affected by the disaster or emergency;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 508:12-d
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) The service rendered relates to the structural integrity of the entire building or system or any portion thereof, or to a nonstructural element of the structure or system, affecting public safety; and
(c) The service is rendered during the time in which the emergency exists.
II. The immunity granted by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence, or wanton or willful misconduct.