Sec. 52-557m. Immunity from liability of directors, officers and trustees of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations.
Sec. 52-557m. Immunity from liability of directors, officers and trustees of
nonprofit tax-exempt organizations. Any person who serves as a director, officer or
trustee of a nonprofit organization qualified as a tax-exempt organization under Section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal
revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, and who is not compensated for such services on a salary or prorated equivalent basis, shall be immune from
civil liability for damage or injury occurring on or after October 1, 1987, resulting from
any act, error or omission made in the exercise of such person's policy or decision-making responsibilities if such person was acting in good faith and within the scope of
such person's official functions and duties, unless such damage or injury was caused
by the reckless, wilful or wanton misconduct of such person.
(P.A. 86-338, S. 10; P.A. 87-227, S. 7; P.A. 88-364, S. 68, 123; P.A. 89-211, S. 50.)
History: P.A. 87-227 replaced provision granting immunity for "any act or omission resulting in damage or injury
occurring on or after October 1, 1986" with immunity for "damage or injury occurring on or after October 1, 1987, resulting
from any act, error or omission made in the exercise of such person's policy or decision-making responsibilities" and
excluded damage or injury caused by "reckless" misconduct; P.A. 88-364 made technical change; P.A. 89-211 clarified
reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
P.A. 86-338 cited. 214 C. 1. Cited. 228 C. 375. Recreational land use act, Sec. 52-557f et seq. cited. 238 C. 653; Id., 687.