Rhode Island § 40.1-26-6 § 40.1-26-6. Immunity from liability.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40.1-26-6 — § 40.1-26-6. Immunity from liability.

Rhode Island § 40.1-26-6

Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Ch. 40.1-26Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-26-6 (2026).

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§ 40.1-26-6. Immunity from liability.
The state shall protect and hold harmless any volunteer member of a human rights committee
            from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out
            of any claim, demand, or suit for damages resulting from acts or omissions committed
            in the discharge of his or her duties with the committee and within the scope of his
            or her activities therewith that may constitute negligence but which acts are not
            wanton, malicious, or grossly negligent as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
         

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§ 40.1-26-6. Immunity from liability.

The state shall protect and hold harmless any volunteer member of a human rights committee from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, or suit for damages resulting from acts or omissions committed in the discharge of his or her duties with the committee and within the scope of his or her activities therewith that may constitute negligence but which acts are not wanton, malicious, or grossly negligent as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.