§ 5-51-18 - Landscape architects rendering assistance during disaster emergency – Immunity from civil liability. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-51-18

   § 5-51-18  Landscape architects renderingassistance during disaster emergency – Immunity from civil liability.– (a) A landscape architect or landscape architectural firm, duly licensed topractice in Rhode Island under this chapter, who voluntarily and withoutcompensation provides landscape architecture services at the scene of adisaster emergency is not liable for any personal injury, wrongful death,property damage, or other loss or damages caused by an act or omission of alandscape architect or landscape architectural firm in performing thoseservices.

   (b) As used in this section, "disaster emergency" means adisaster emergency declared by executive order or proclamation of the governorpursuant to chapter 15 of title 30.

   (c) The immunity provided in subsection (a) of this sectionshall apply only to the practice of landscape architecture as defined in thischapter regarding a landscape architectural service that:

   (1) Concerns a land, air, space, or water resource whetherpublicly or privately owned that is identified pursuant to a disaster emergencyexecutive order or proclamation;

   (2) Relates to the integrity of the entire land, air, space,or water resource or any portion of a space and affects public safety; and

   (3) Is rendered during the time in which a state of disasteremergency exists, as provided in chapter 15 of title 30.

   (d) The immunity granted by this section does not apply toacts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct.