§ 5781 - Nonprofit organizations - Vermont Statutes

§ 5781. Nonprofit organizations

A person who serves without compensation as a director, officer or trustee of a nonprofit organization qualified as tax-exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, shall not be held personally liable for damages resulting from:

(1) any act or omission within the scope of the person's official functions or duties which is done in good faith, unless it constitutes gross negligence or an intentional tort; however, this subsection shall not protect a person from liability for damages which result from the operation of a motor vehicle;

(2) any act or omission of an employee of the nonprofit organization; or

(3) any act or omission of another director, officer or trustee. (Added 1987, No. 45, eff. May 13, 1987.)