§ 8.01-226.12. Duty of landlord and managing agent with respect to visible mold
A. As used in this section, the following definitions apply: “Authorized occupant” means a person entitled to occupy a dwelling unit with the consent of the landlord, but who has not signed the rental agreement and therefore does not have the rights and obligations as a tenant under the rental agreement. “Dwelling unit” means a […]
§ 8.01-226.5. Immunity for installers and inspectors of child restraint devices
Any person who has successfully met the minimum required training standards for installation of child restraint devices established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, who in good faith and without compensation installs, or inspects the installation of, a child restraint device shall not be liable for any […]
§ 8.01-226.5:1. Civil immunity for school board employees supervising self-administration of certain medication
A. Any school principal or other employee of a school board who, in good faith, without compensation, and in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, supervises the self-administration of inhaled asthma medications or auto-injectable epinephrine by a student, pursuant to § 22.1-274.2, shall not be liable for any civil damages for acts or […]
§ 8.01-226. Duty of care to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, etc.
A. An owner or occupant of real property containing premises normally open to the public shall, with respect to such premises, owe to firefighters, Department of Emergency Management hazardous materials officers, nonfirefighter regional hazardous materials emergency response team members, and law-enforcement officers who in the performance of their duties come upon that portion of the […]
§ 8.01-226.1. Civil immunity when participating in Lawyers Helping Lawyers
Any person shall be immune from civil liability for, or resulting from, any act, decision, omission, communication, finding, opinion or conclusion made or conducted in connection with the investigation, intervention, counseling or monitoring of a lawyer, judge, paralegal, or other member of the legal profession by “Lawyers Helping Lawyers,” a Virginia nonprofit, nonstock corporation dedicated […]
§ 8.01-226.2. Civil immunity for licensed professional engineers and licensed architects participating in rescue or relief assistance
Any licensed professional engineer or licensed architect who, in good faith and without charge or compensation, utilizes his professional skills in providing rescue or relief assistance at the scene of or in connection with a natural or man-made disaster or other life-threatening emergency, shall not be liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions […]
§ 8.01-226.3. Civil immunity for officers, directors and members of certain crime information-gathering organizations
Any officer, director or member of a nonprofit organization which, pursuant to a written agreement with a local government or a law-enforcement agency, regularly assists law-enforcement agencies by (i) publicly soliciting information from anonymous informants concerning criminal activity; (ii) gathering such information from informants; (iii) offering and paying rewards to informants for such information; and […]
§ 8.01-226.4. Civil immunity for hospice volunteers
Any individual who, in good faith, without compensation, and in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, renders care to a terminally ill patient pursuant to a hospice program whose sole purpose is to provide care and treatment to terminally ill patients and whose services are equally available to all members of the community, […]
§ 8.01-225.02. Certain liability protection for health care providers during disasters
A. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, any health care provider who responds to a disaster shall not be liable for any injury or wrongful death of any person arising from the delivery or withholding of health care when (i) a local emergency, state of emergency, or public health emergency has been […]
§ 8.01-225.03. Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers during a disaster under specific circumstances
A. As used in this section: “Disaster” or “emergency” means a public health emergency related to the COVID-19 virus declared by the Governor pursuant to § 44-146.17 and set forth in Executive Order 51 (2020) on March 12, 2020. B. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, any (i) hospice licensed pursuant to […]