Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:735.3.1 – Immunity for volunteers
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:735.3.1
- Disaster: means the result of a natural or man-made event which causes loss of life, injury, and property damage, including but not limited to natural disasters such as hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high winds, and other weather related events, forest and marsh fires, and man-made disasters, including but not limited to nuclear power plant incidents, hazardous materials incidents, oil spills, explosion, civil disturbances, public calamity, acts of terrorism, hostile military action, and other events related thereto. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:723
- Emergency: means :
(a) The actual or threatened condition which has been or may be created by a disaster; or
(b)(i) Any natural or man-made event which results in an interruption in the delivery of utility services to any consumer of such services and which affects the safety, health, or welfare of a Louisiana resident; or
(ii) Any instance in which a utility's property is damaged and such damage creates a dangerous condition to the public. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:723
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. During a declared state of emergency, any natural or juridical person, who gratuitously and voluntarily renders any disaster relief, recovery services, or products in coordination with the state or its political subdivisions shall not be liable to the recipient thereof for an injury or death to a person or any damage to property resulting therefrom, except in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
B. This Section shall not apply to unlicensed persons providing care, assistance, goods, or services for which a license is required.
Acts 2009, No. 295, §1; Acts 2020, No. 303, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 303, §1, relative to retroactive application to March 11, 2020.