South Dakota Statutes

§ 47-23-29 — Immunity of volunteers of nonprofit organizations, free clinics, certain hospitals, and governmental entities.

South Dakota § 47-23-29
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 47CORPORATIONS
Ch. 47-22NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS--MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND AGENTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 47-23-29 (2026).

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Any volunteer, including any volunteer who is a licensed health care professional under Title 36, providing services on behalf of a nonprofit organization, a nonprofit corporation, a free clinic, any hospital organized pursuant to chapter 34-8 , 34-9 , or 34-10 , or a governmental entity are immune from civil liability in any action brought in any court in this state on the basis of any act or omission resulting in damage or injury if:

(1)The individual was acting in good faith and within the scope of such individual's official functions and duties for the nonprofit organization, the nonprofit corporation, the free clinic, a hospital organized pursuant to chapter 34-8 , 34-9 , or 34-10 , or a governmental entity; and (2) The damage or injury was not caused by gross negligence or wil

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Related

Vilhauer v. Horsemens' Sports, Inc.
1999 SD 93 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1999)
17 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1987, ch 344, § 2; SL 1993, ch 340, § 2; SL 2013, ch 231, § 1.

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