§ 27-53-405 - Funeral homes not liable for acts of private vehicle operators.
27-53-405. Funeral homes not liable for acts of private vehicle operators.
(a) It is the purpose and intent of this section to permit funeral homes to attach magnetic signs, pennants, or other identifying signs to privately owned automobiles in a funeral procession to identify the vehicles as part of the procession, without assuming any liability or responsibility for acts of the operators of the private vehicles.
(b) The operator of a private vehicle in a funeral procession who is not an employee of the funeral home in charge of the procession shall not be deemed to be an agent of the funeral home. The funeral home in charge of the procession shall not be liable for any action of the operator, notwithstanding the fact that the funeral home may have attached some form of temporary identification to the vehicle to indicate that the vehicle is a part of a funeral procession.