Section 8338.1 – Liability for damages from donated vehicles or equipment to volunteer fire companies
§ 8338.1. Liability for damages from donated vehicles or equipment to volunteer fire companies. (a) General rule.–A person is not subject to civil liability arising from the nature or condition of vehicles or equipment which were reasonably believed to be in good condition, donated in good faith to a volunteer fire company and for which […]
Section 8339 – Agricultural immunity
§ 8339. Agricultural immunity. (a) General rule.–No cause of action shall arise against the owner, tenant or lessee of land or premises for injuries to any person, other than an employee or contractor of the owner, tenant or lessee, who is on the land or premises for the purpose of picking and purchasing agricultural or […]
Section 8339.1 – Railroad civil immunity
§ 8339.1. Railroad civil immunity. (a) General rule.–A railroad carrier owes no duty of care to keep its railroad property safe for entry or use by any trespasser who enters upon any railroad property or railroad right-of-way or to give any warning to such trespasser entering or going on that railroad property of a dangerous […]
Section 8340 – Immunity of program administrators and supervisors
§ 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 […]
Section 8340.1 – Employer immunity from liability for disclosure of information regarding former or current employees
§ 8340.1. Employer immunity from liability for disclosure of information regarding former or current employees. (a) General rule.–An employer who discloses information about a current or former employee’s job performance to a prospective employer of the current or former employee, upon request of the prospective employer or the current or former employee, is presumed to […]
Section 8340.2 – Civil immunity for use of force
§ 8340.2. Civil immunity for use of force. (a) General rule.–An actor who uses force: (1) in self-protection as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. § 505 (relating to use of force in self-protection); (2) in the protection of other persons as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. § 506 (relating to use of force for the protection of […]
Section 8340.3 – Rescue from motor vehicle
§ 8340.3. Rescue from motor vehicle. (a) Rescue of individual.–No person shall be liable for damage to a motor vehicle or the contents thereof caused by entry into the motor vehicle for the purpose of removing an individual from the motor vehicle, if the person: (1) Has a good faith, reasonable belief that the individual […]
Section 8333 – Body fluid and tissue limited civil immunity
§ 8333. Body fluid and tissue limited civil immunity. (a) General rule.–No person shall be held liable for death, disease or injury resulting from the lawful transfusion of blood, blood components or plasma derivatives, or from the lawful transplantation or insertion of tissue, bone or organs, except upon a showing of negligence on the part […]
Section 8334 – Civil immunity in mass immunization projects
§ 8334. Civil immunity in mass immunization projects. (a) General rule.–Any physician who does not receive remuneration for his services in a mass immunization project approved in writing by the Department of Health or its designee under the provisions of the act of September 19, 1974 (P.L.644, No.210), and any registered nurse, or practical nurse […]
Section 8335 – Damages for conversion of property of fluctuating value
§ 8335. Damages for conversion of property of fluctuating value. Damages for the conversion of stocks, bonds, or other like property of fluctuating value shall be limited to the difference between the proceeds of the conversion, or that portion thereof duly paid or credited to the owner, and such higher value as the property may […]