Tennessee § 16-20-105 Immunity from suit

Tennessee Statutes

§ 16-20-105 — Immunity from suit

Tennessee § 16-20-105

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-20-105 (2026).

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(a)Members of the board of directors of a victim-offender mediation center are immune from suit in any civil action based on any proceedings or other official acts performed in good faith as members of the board.

(b)Employees and volunteers of a center are immune from suit in any civil action based on any proceedings or other official acts performed in their capacity as employees or volunteers, except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct.

(c)A center is immune from suit in any civil action based on any of its proceedings or other official acts performed by its employees, volunteers, or members or its board of directors, except in cases of:

(1)Willful or wanton misconduct by its employees or volunteers; and (2) Official acts performed in bad faith by members of its board.

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(a) Members of the board of directors of a victim-offender mediation center are immune from suit in any civil action based on any proceedings or other official acts performed in good faith as members of the board. (b) Employees and volunteers of a center are immune from suit in any civil action based on any proceedings or other official acts performed in their capacity as employees or volunteers, except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct. (c) A center is immune from suit in any civil action based on any of its proceedings or other official acts performed by its employees, volunteers, or members or its board of directors, except in cases of: (1) Willful or wanton misconduct by its employees or volunteers; and (2) Official acts performed in bad faith by members of its board.