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GA Code § 51-1-20.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-20.2. Liability of Child Passenger Safety Technicians

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Child passenger safety technician" means a person who holds a current certification as a child passenger safety technician or technician instructor by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, the American Automobile Association, or other entity designated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration but specifically does not include any person who is an employee or agent of a manufacturer of child safety seats.   "Child safety seat" means a seat as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 40-8-76.   "Sponsoring organization" means a person or organization other than a manufacturer of or an employee or agent of a manufacturer of child safety seats that:   Offers or arranges for the public a nonprofit child safety seat educational program, checkup event, or fitting station program utilizing child passenger safety technicians; or   Owns property upon which a nonprofit child safety seat educational program, checkup event, or fitting station program for the public occurs utilizing child passenger safety technicians.       A child passenger safety technician or sponsoring organization shall not be liable to any person as a result of any act or omission that occurs solely in the inspection, installation or adjustment of a child safety seat, or in providing education regarding the installation or adjustment of a child safety seat if the child passenger safety technician or sponsoring organization provides the services without a fee and acts in good faith within the scope of training for which the technician is currently certified and unless the act or omission constitutes willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as affecting, modifying, or eliminating the liability of a manufacturer of a child safety seat or its employees or agents under any legal claim, including but not limited to product liability claims.   This Code section shall apply to any cause of action arising on or after July 1, 2002.     (Code 1981, §51-1-20.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1140, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Safety restraints for children six years of age or younger, § 40-8-76.   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2002 enactment of this chapter, see 19 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 339 (2002).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Defective Automobile Child Safety Restraint, 21 POF3d 115.   Proof of Injury Resulting from Defects in Child Safety Seat, 77 POF3d 85.
GA Code § 51-1-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-26. Survivability of Actions Under Code Sections 51-1-23 Through 51-1-25

 If death ensues as a result of any injury or damage in any case arising under Code Section 51-1-23, 51-1-24, or 51-1-25, the right of action for such death shall survive as provided in Chapter 4 of this title.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 2947; Code 1868, § 2954; Code 1873, § 3005; Code 1882, § 3005; Civil Code 1895, § 3866; Civil Code 1910, § 4462; Code 1933, § 105-1104.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 22A Am. Jur. 2d, Death, §§ 72 et seq., 103 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 25A C.J.S., Death, §§ 23, 124 et seq.   ALR.   - Validity of exception for specific kind of tort action in survival statute, 77 A.L.R.3d 1349.   Claim for punitive damages in tort action as surviving death of tortfeasor or person wronged, 30 A.L.R.4th 707.
GA Code § 51-1-29.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-29.2. Liability of Persons or Entities Acting to Prevent, Minimize, and Repair Injury and Damage Resulting From Catastrophic Acts of Nature

 Any natural person and any association, fraternal organization, private for profit entity, not for profit entity, religious organization, or charitable organization and the officers, directors, employees, and agents of such associations, organizations, and entities, when such persons, associations, organizations, or entities are working in coordination and under the direction of an appropriate state agency, who voluntarily and without the expectation or receipt of compensation provides services or goods in preparation for, anticipation of, or during a time of emergency and in a place of emergency as declared by the Governor for the benefit of any natural person or his or her property to prevent or minimize harm to such natural person or to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage to such person's property resulting from biological, chemical, or nuclear agents; terrorism; pandemics or epidemics of infectious disease; or catastrophic acts of nature, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, or wave action, or any other occurrence which warrants the declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the Governor pursuant to Code Section 38-3-51 or by a federal agency shall not be civilly liable to any natural person receiving such assistance as a result of any act or omission in rendering such service if such natural person, association, organization, or entity was acting in good faith and unless the damage or injury was caused by the willful or wanton negligence or misconduct of such natural person, association, organization, or entity. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to amend, repeal, alter, or affect in any manner any other provision of law granting immunity or limiting liability. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to abrogate the sovereign immunity of this state as to all actions executed by any party under this Code section.    (Code 1981, §51-1-29.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 954, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1199, § 8/HB 89.)   Cross references.   - Sovereign immunity granted those who allow premises to be used for emergency purposes, § 38-3-32.    Immunity granted those who provide equipment in emergencies, § 38-3-33.    Immunity of state and political subdivision, § 38-3-35.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2008, p. 1199, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Business Security and Employee Privacy Act.'"   Law reviews.   - For article, "Georgia's 'Bring Your Gun to Work' Law May Not Have the Firepower to Trouble Georgia Employers After All," see 14 (No. 7) Ga. State Bar J. 12 (2009). For note on the 1995 enactment of this Code section, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 368 (1995).
GA Code § 51-1-29.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-29.3. Immunity for Operators of External Defibrillators

  The persons described in this Code section shall be immune from civil liability for any act or omission to act related to the provision of emergency care or treatment by the use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator, as described in Code Sections 31-11-53.1 and 31-11-53.2, except that such immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton misconduct and shall not apply to a person acting within the scope of a licensed profession if such person acts with gross negligence. The immunity provided for in this Code section shall extend to:   Any person who gratuitously and in good faith renders emergency care or treatment by the use of or provision of an automated external defibrillator without objection of the person to whom care or treatment is rendered;   The owner or operator of any premises or conveyance who installs or provides automated external defibrillator equipment in or on such premises or conveyance;   Any physician or other medical professional who authorizes, directs, or supervises the installation or provision of automated external defibrillator equipment in or on any premises or conveyance other than any medical facility as defined in paragraph (5) of Code Section 31-7-1; and   Any person who provides training in the use of automated external defibrillator equipment as required by subparagraph (b)(1)(A) of Code Section 31-11-53.2, whether compensated or not. This Code section is not applicable to any training or instructions provided by the manufacturer of the automated external defibrillator or to any claim for failure to warn on the part of the manufacturer.     Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to provide immunity to the manufacturer of any automated external defibrillator or off-premises automated external defibrillator maintenance or service providers, nor shall it relieve the manufacturer from any claim for product liability or failure to warn.     (Code 1981, §51-1-29.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 776, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 51; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 2-37/SB 433.)   Cross references.   - Automated external defibrillator required in schools, § 20-2-775.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, the subsection designations were added.   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2001 enactment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 146 (2001).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Liability arising out of availability or use of automated external defibrillator or other defibrillator device, 2 A.L.R.7th 5.
GA Code § 51-1-29.4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-29.4. Liability of Voluntary Health Care Providers and Sponsoring Organizations; Cumulative Immunity; Application

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Free health clinic" means a nonprofit, charitable, or eleemosynary institution or organization which voluntarily and without expectation or receipt of payment or other compensation or financial benefit provides health care services to persons who do not qualify for medicare or Medicaid, have no private health insurance, and cannot afford to see a medical care professional.   "Medical care professional" means a professional who is licensed under Chapter 4 of Title 26 or Chapter 9, 11, 11A, 26, 30, 33, 34, or 44 of Title 43.       A free health clinic and its agents, employees, and volunteers when acting within the scope of that relationship shall not be liable to a patient for ordinary negligence which proximately causes injury to or the death of that patient if the services provided to that patient were free of any charge and the free health clinic and the medical care professional whose services are at issue neither received nor expected to receive any payment or other compensation or financial benefit for providing care to that patient.   A licensed hospital, public school, or nonprofit organization which requests, sponsors, or participates in providing the services of a free health clinic shall not be liable to a patient for ordinary negligence which proximately causes injury to or the death of that patient if the services requested, sponsored, or provided to that patient were free of any charge and the free health clinic, the medical care professional whose services are at issue, the licensed hospital, the public school, or the nonprofit organization did not receive or expect to receive any payment or other compensation or financial benefit for providing care to that patient.   The immunity granted under this Code section shall not waive or affect and is cumulative of any existing immunity from any other source.     This Code section shall apply only to causes of action arising on or after July 1, 2004.     (Code 1981, §51-1-29.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 446, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 51/HB 95.)   Cross references.   - Care and protection of indigent and elderly patients, T. 31, C. 8.   "Health Share" volunteers in medicine, T. 31, C. 8, A. 8.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, this Code Section enacted as Code Section 51-1-29.15 was redesignated as Code Section 51-1-29.4.
GA Code § 51-1-29.6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-29.6. Liability of Health Care Institutions and Providers Regarding Thc Oil

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Caregiver" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 31-2A-18.   "Health care institution" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 51-1-29.5.   "Health care provider" means any person licensed, certified, or registered under Chapter 9, 10A, 11, 11A, 26, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 39, or 44 of Title 43 or Chapter 4 of Title 26.   "Low THC oil" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-12-190.     A health care institution shall not be subject to any civil liability, penalty, licensing sanction, or other detrimental action and a health care provider shall not be subject to any civil liability, penalty, denial of a right or privilege, disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, or other detrimental action for allowing an individual or caregiver to possess, administer, or use low THC oil on the premises of a health care institution or offices of a health care provider, provided that the possession of such substance is in accordance with the laws of this state.     (Code 1981, §51-1-29.6, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 5-1/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 51/HB 737.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 1-1/HB 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Haleigh's Hope Act.'"   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 153 (2015).
GA Code § 51-1-30.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-30.1. Exemption From Tort Liability of Drivers and Operators of Fire Apparatus in Certain Municipalities

  As used in this Code section, the term "fire apparatus" means salvage and first-aid cars, chiefs' cars, hose wagons, pumpers, aerial trucks, water towers, service trucks, supply trucks, or other publicly owned and operated automotive equipment used in fire fighting.   A driver or operator of fire apparatus publicly owned and operated by any member of a fire department in municipalities having a population of more than 300,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1940 or any future such census shall be exempted from any tort liability by reason of injuries sustained to the person or property of anyone where such damage or injury is caused by the driving of such apparatus in responding to a fire alarm or while returning to a fire station under emergency orders of a chief or assistant chief to put equipment back into service for another call.   Nothing in this Code section shall affect in any manner the liability of such municipalities owning such fire apparatus for the torts of its employees under the general laws of this state.     (Ga. L. 1941, p. 442, § 1; Code 1981, §51-1-30.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 52; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 51.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1983, Code Section 51-1-30.1, as enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2495, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 51-1-30.2.
GA Code § 51-1-30.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-30.2. Immunity of Teachers and School Personnel From Liability for Communicating Information Concerning Drug Abuse

 Teachers and other school personnel shall be immune from any civil liability for communicating information in good faith concerning drug abuse by any child to that child's parents, to law enforcement officials, or to health care providers.    (Code 1981, §51-1-30.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2495, § 1; Code 1981, §51-1-30.2, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 40.)   Cross references.   - Reporting of juvenile drug use, § 19-7-6.    Mandatory instruction concerning alcohol and drug use, § 20-2-144.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1983, Code Section 51-1-30.1, as enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2495, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 51-1-30.2.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Abdel-Samed v. Dailey, 294 Ga. 758, 755 S.E.2d 805 (2014).
GA Code § 51-1-30.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-30.3. Immunity From Liability for Persons Providing Certain Services Upon Public or Private School Property and for Public or Private Schools Requesting Such Services

  Unless it is established that injuries or death were caused by gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct:   No natural person who voluntarily and without the expectation or receipt of compensation provides services for and at the request and sanction of a public school or private school and who does not expect or receive compensation with respect to such services from the recipient of such services; or   No public school or private school which requests, sponsors, or participates in the providing of the services under the circumstances provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection  shall be liable for damages or injuries alleged to have been sustained by another person or damages for the injury or death of the other person when the injuries or death are alleged to have occurred by reason of an act or omission occurring on school property in the rendering of such services if such services are provided upon school property or at a school sponsored function.      This Code section shall not apply to any incident or incidents arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles.This Code section also shall not apply to any public or private school to the extent that any such public or private school has insurance in effect which covers any damages or injury or death described in paragraph (a) above.   This Code section shall not apply to persons who are performing tasks associated with their normal or ordinary course of business or their trade or profession.   This Code section shall apply only to causes of action arising on or after July 1, 1994.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to alter, affect, or repeal any other provision of law granting immunity from liability or to alter or affect any other immunity provision from whatever source and shall be cumulative of any existing immunity from any source.     (Code 1981, §51-1-30.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1055, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey on local government law, see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 199 (2016). For note on the 1994 enactment of this Code section, see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 267 (1994).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 98A C.J.S., Schools and School Districts, § 452 et seq.
GA Code § 51-1-30.4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-30.4. Immunity From Liability for Officers Providing Security at Nuclear Facilities

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an authorized security officer as provided for in Code Section 16-11-124 acting within the scope of his or her official duties on the premises of a federally licensed nuclear power facility or the properties adjacent to the facility pursuant to a written agreement entered into with the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the facility shall be entitled to immunity as provided in Code Section 51-11-9. Such officer and the officer's employer or the owner, operator, or licensee of the facility where the officer is providing security services shall also be immune from liability for the officer's good faith performance of his or her duties at such facility in accordance with a nuclear security plan approved by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or other authorized federal agency.    (Code 1981, §51-1-30.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 812, § 5/SB 532.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2006, p. 812, § 5/SB 532, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "this Act shall apply only with respect to causes of action arising on or after the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective May 3, 2006.
GA Code § 51-1-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-31. Liability From Donation of Canned or Perishable Food to Charitable or Nonprofit Organizations for Use or Distribution

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Canned food" means any food which has been commercially processed and prepared for human consumption and which has been commercially packaged in such a manner as to remain nonperishable without refrigeration for a reasonable length of time.   "Donor" includes, but is not limited to, a farmer, processor, distributor, commercial food service operator, wholesaler, or retailer of food.   "Gleaner" means a person who harvests for use or distribution an agricultural crop that has been donated by the owner.   "Perishable food" means any food that may spoil or otherwise become unfit for human consumption because of its nature, type, or physical condition. "Perishable food" includes, but is not limited to, table-ready food, cooked foods, fresh or processed meats, poultry, seafood, dairy products, bakery products, eggs, fresh fruits or vegetables, and foods that have been noncommercially or commercially packaged or that have been frozen or otherwise require temperature control to remain nonperishable for a reasonable length of time.     A good faith donor or gleaner of any canned or perishable food apparently fit for human consumption who donates such food to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for use or distribution shall not be subject to criminal penalty or civil damages arising from the condition of the food, unless an injury is caused by the recklessness or intentional misconduct of the donor or gleaner.   A bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization which accepts any canned or perishable food apparently fit for human consumption from a good faith donor or gleaner for use or distribution shall not be subject to criminal penalty or civil damages arising from the condition of the food, unless an injury is caused by the recklessness or intentional misconduct of the charitable or nonprofit organization.   The provisions of this Code section apply to the good faith donation of canned or perishable food not readily marketable due to appearance, freshness, grade, surplus, or other such considerations.   The provisions of this Code section shall not be construed to restrict the authority of any lawful agency otherwise to regulate or ban the use of food for human consumption.    (Code 1933, § 105-1106, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 69, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 832, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 44, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Inspection and handling of food items donated to nonprofit organizations, § 26-1-1.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, "good faith" was substituted for "good-faith" in subsections (b), (c), and (d).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Tort immunity of nongovernmental charities - modern status, 25 A.L.R.4th 517.
GA Code § 51-1-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 51 - Torts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 51-1-33. Settlement of Single Action Under Code Section 51-1-32 - Evidence in Separate Action

 If the two causes of action specified in Code Section 51-1-32 are tried separately, the fact that a settlement has been made or that a judgment has been rendered in the action for property damage shall not be admissible in evidence in the action for physical injuries to the person. The fact that a settlement has been made or a judgment rendered in the action for the physical injuries to the person shall not be admissible in evidence in the action for property damage.   (Code 1933, § 105-1302A, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 295, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article surveying torts law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 271 (1982).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Doctrines of res judicata and estoppel by judgment are inapplicable to cases arising from motor vehicle collisions in which personal injury claims and property damage claims are dealt with in separate actions. Childers v. F.A.F. Motor Cars, Inc., 171 Ga. App. 232, 319 S.E.2d 90 (1984).    Cited in Chance v. Hanson, 160 Ga. App. 329, 287 S.E.2d 57 (1981); American States Ins. Co. v. Walker, 223 Ga. App. 194, 477 S.E.2d 360 (1996).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 74 Am. Jur. 2d, Torts, § 64 et seq.