2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries
RS 9:2792.9 - Limitation of liability of volunteers of area agencies on aging and voluntary councils on the aging; definitions; exceptions

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§2792.9. Limitation of liability of volunteers of area agencies on aging and voluntary councils on the aging; definitions; exceptions

A. No volunteer who in good faith and within the scope of his official functions and duties performs services for an area agency on aging or a parish voluntary council on the aging, without compensation, other than reimbursement for actual expenses incurred, shall be liable for any injury, loss, or damage as a result of any act or omission in rendering such service, except when the injury, damage, or loss is caused by the volunteer's willful or wanton misconduct, or the volunteer's gross negligence.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to bar any cause of action against an area agency on aging or a voluntary council on the aging for an act or omission of a volunteer otherwise provided by law.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a person may sue and recover civil damages from a volunteer based upon a negligent act or omission involving the operation of a motor vehicle in performing the volunteer service, except that the amount recovered from the volunteer shall not exceed the limits of applicable insurance coverage maintained by or on behalf of the volunteer with respect to his negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the right of a person to recover from a policy of uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage available to him as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

D. As used in this Section:

(1) "Area agency on aging" means any area agency on aging designated under the federal Older Americans Act, 42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(2)(A), or a state agency performing the functions of an area agency under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 3025(b)(5).

(2) "Voluntary council on the aging" means a voluntary council on the aging as designated pursuant to R.S. 46:1601 et seq.

Acts 1995, No. 1288, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.

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