§ 10-629. Exemption from liability

   (a) Petitioner. -- Any petitioner who submits or completes a petition under Part IV of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(b) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

(b) Peace officer. -- Any peace officer who acts as a custodian of an emergency evaluee shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(c) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

(c) Emergency facility. -- An emergency facility that acts in compliance with the provisions of Part IV of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(d) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

(d) Agent or employee of emergency facility. -- An agent or employee of an emergency facility who acts in compliance with the provisions of Part IV of this subtitle shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-624(e) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

HISTORY: 1982, ch. 459; 1990, ch. 546, § 3; 1997, ch. 14, § 20.