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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a volunteer of a charitable organization is immune from liability for civil damages as a result of an act or omission:
(a) Of an agent of the charitable organization; or
(b) Concerning services the volunteer performs for the charitable organization that are not supervisory in nature and are not part of any duties or responsibilities the volunteer may have as an officer, director or trustee of the charitable organization, unless the act is intentional, willful, wanton or malicious.
2. This section does not restrict the liability of a charitable organization for the acts or omissions of a volunteer performing services on its behalf.
3. As used in this section:
(a) “Agent” means an officer, director, trustee or employee, whether or not compensated, or a volunteer;
(b) “Charitable organization” means a nonprofit corporation, association or organization, a recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders or a licensed medical facility or facility for the dependent, but does not include a fire department, law enforcement agency or auxiliary thereof;
(c) “Recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.02374; and
(d) “Volunteer” means an officer, director, trustee or other person who performs services without compensation, other than reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses on behalf of or to benefit a charitable organization.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 3. Remedies; Special Actions and Proceedings § 41.485. Conditions and limitations on actions: Acts and omissions of volunteers of charitable organizations - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-3-remedies-special-actions-and-proceedings/nv-rev-st-41-485/
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