North Carolina § 1-631 Immunity of a domestic violence shelter and any person associated with the shelter concerning torts committed on the shelter's premises

North Carolina Statutes

§ 1-631 — Immunity of a domestic violence shelter and any person associated with the shelter concerning torts committed on the shelter's premises

North Carolina § 1-631

Ch. 1Civil Procedure

Art. 52Limited Civil Liability of Domestic Violence Shelters and Persons Associated With the Shelters

Subch. XVINCIDENTAL PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-631 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no shelter and no person associated with the shelter is liable in damages in a tort action for any harm that a client or other person who is on the premises of the shelter sustains as a result of tortious conduct of a perpetrator that is committed on the premises of the shelter if the perpetrator is not a person associated with the shelter.

(b)The immunity established by this section does not extend to gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing that would otherwise be actionable. (2010-5, s. 2.) § 1-632: Reserved for future codification purposes. § 1-633: Reserved for future codification purposes. § 1-634: Reserved for future codification purposes. § 1-635: Reserved for future codification purposes. § 1-636: Reserv

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no shelter and no person associated with the shelter is liable in damages in a tort action for any harm that a client or other person who is on the premises of the shelter sustains as a result of tortious conduct of a perpetrator that is committed on the premises of the shelter if the perpetrator is not a person associated with the shelter.
(b) The immunity established by this section does not extend to gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing that would otherwise be actionable. (2010-5, s. 2.)
§ 1-632: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-633: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-634: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-635: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-636: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-637: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-638: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-639: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 1-640: Reserved for future codification purposes.