Rhode Island § 23-1-32 § 23-1-32. Limitation on civil liability.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-1-32 — § 23-1-32. Limitation on civil liability.

Rhode Island § 23-1-32

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-1Department of Health

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-32 (2026).

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§ 23-1-32. Limitation on civil liability.
The director of health and his or her duly authorized agents, individually and severally,
            and when acting in good faith and without malice, shall not be personally liable for
            damages because of any act undertaken in the lawful performance of official duties.
            Any suit or other legal action against the director and his or her duly authorized
            agents, because of any act performed by them, individually or severally, in the lawful
            performance of official duties, shall be defended at state expense until the final
            termination of proceedings.
         

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§ 23-1-32. Limitation on civil liability.

The director of health and his or her duly authorized agents, individually and severally, and when acting in good faith and without malice, shall not be personally liable for damages because of any act undertaken in the lawful performance of official duties. Any suit or other legal action against the director and his or her duly authorized agents, because of any act performed by them, individually or severally, in the lawful performance of official duties, shall be defended at state expense until the final termination of proceedings.