Wyoming Good Samaritan Law
1-1-120.
Persons rendering emergency assistance exempt from civil
liability.
(a)
Any person licensed
as a physician and surgeon under the laws of the state of Wyoming, or any other
person, who in good faith renders emergency care or assistance without
compensation at the place of an emergency or accident, is not liable for any
civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith.
(b)
Persons or
organizations operating volunteer ambulances or rescue vehicles supported by
public or private funds, staffed by unpaid volunteers, and which make no charge
for services rendered during medical emergencies, and the unpaid volunteers who
staff ambulances and rescue vehicles are not liable for any civil damages for
acts or omissions in good faith in furnishing emergency medical services. This
immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or
willful or wanton misconduct.
(c)
Any person who
provides assistance or advice without compensation other than reimbursement of
out-of-pocket expenses in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of
an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous materials, or in preventing,
cleaning up or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose of
any discharge of hazardous materials, is not liable for any civil damages for
acts or omissions in good faith in providing the assistance or advice. This
immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or
willful or wanton misconduct. As used in this subsection:
(i)
"Discharge"
includes leakage, seepage or other release;
(ii) "Hazardous
materials" includes all materials and substances which are now or
hereafter designated or defined as hazardous by any state or federal law or by
the regulations of any state or federal government agency.