508:12 Aid at Scene of Emergency or to Victim
of Crime.
I. If any person
in good faith renders emergency care at the
place of the happening of an emergency or to a victim of a crime or delinquent
act or while in transit in an ambulance or rescue vehicle, to a person who is
in urgent need of care as a result of the emergency or crime or a delinquent
act, and if the acts of care are made in good faith and without willful or
wanton negligence, the person who renders the care is not liable in civil
damages for his acts or omissions in rendering the care, as long as he receives
no direct compensation for the care from or on behalf of the person cared for.
Any person rendering emergency care shall
have the duty to place the injured person under the care of a physician, nurse,
or other person qualified to care for such person as soon as possible and to
obey the instructions of such qualified person.
II. Nothing in this
section shall be used to construe that the perpetrator of a crime or a
delinquent act or his accomplice shall be rendered innocent of liability.
III. A law
enforcement officer acting in the line of duty who in good faith and without
negligence renders emergency care or
transport pursuant to paragraph I is exempt from civil liability under the
provisions of paragraph I.
(Source. 1967,
128:1. 1969, 130:1. 1971, 222:1. 1977, 148:1. 1985, 294:1, eff. Aug. 13, 1985.)
153-A:31 Liability Limited.
Any person who, in
good faith and without compensation, renders emergency care
by the use of an automatic external defibrillator shall not be liable for civil
damages for any acts or omissions unless the acts or omissions were grossly
negligent or willful and wanton. Any person, association, corporation or other
organization that acquires and maintains an automatic external defibrillator
for emergency care shall not be liable for
civil damages other than for gross negligence or willful and wanton acts or
omissions. This section shall not limit civil liability protection provided by
any other law.
(Source. 2000, 302:4, eff. June 21, 2000.)