§ 5781.
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§ 5781. Nonprofit organizations
A person who serves without compensation as a director, officer, or trustee of a nonprofit organization qualified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, shall not be held personally liable for damages resulting from:
(1)any act or omission within the scope of the person’s official functions or duties which is done in good faith, unless it constitutes gross negligence or an intentional tort; however, this subdivision shall not protect a person from liability for damages which result from the operation of a motor vehicle;
(2)any act or omission of an employee of the nonprofit organization; or
(3)any act or omission of another director, officer, or trustee. (Added 1987, No. 45, eff. May 13, 1987.)