2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 83 - Particular Rights and Immunities
Section 8340 - Immunity of program administrators and supervisors
Any probation officer or agent of the Department of Corrections and any public service or charitable agency or organization or political subdivision, or any official or employee thereof, supervising or administering any restitution or community service program approved by the court of common pleas or the Department of Corrections shall be immune from any civil action for damages brought by or on behalf of any person involved in the program or damages caused by any person involved in the program. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect or preclude liability resulting from gross negligence or intentional misconduct or reckless misconduct.
(Feb. 12, 1992, P.L.1, No.1, eff. imd.; June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)
2021 Amendment. Section 29 of Act 59 provided that the appropriation for the Pennsylvania Parole Board and the Board of Pardons must each be in a separate line item under the Department of Corrections.
