Immunity from civil liability for youth shelter personnel

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Indiana Code › Title 34 › Article 30 › Chapter 25 › Section 34-30-25-4

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Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a youth shelter and the director, employees, agents, and volunteers of a youth shelter are immune from civil liability resulting from any act or omission related to:

(1) admitting a runaway or homeless youth to;

(2) caring for a runaway or homeless youth at; or

(3) releasing a runaway or homeless youth from;

the youth shelter.

As added by P.L.72-2009, SEC.2.

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