CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.

ARTICLE 10. UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT.

§16-10-3. Civil and criminal immunity.

A physician or any other person authorized by law to determine death who makes such determination in accordance with section one of this article is not liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding for his acts or the acts of others based on that determination. Any person who acts in good faith in reliance on a determination of death is not liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding for such act.

Bill History For §16-10-3

1989 Regular Session
House Bill 2003
1980 Regular Session
Senate Bill 376