CHAPTER 32-03.3 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION IMMUNITY 32-03.3-01. Definitions
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"Charitable organization" means a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is for relief of poor, disabled, underprivileged, or abused persons, support of youth and youth programs, or the prevention of abuse to children and vulnerable adults
"Claim" means any claim for money damages brought against a charitable organization or an employee of the charitable organization for an injury caused by the charitable organization or an employee of the charitable organization acting within the scope of the employee's employment
"Employee" means every present or former officer or employee of the charitable organization or any person acting on behalf of the charitable organization in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation
"Injury" means personal injury, death, or property damage
"Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to a condition, which results in an injury
"Personal injury" includes bodily injury, mental injury, sickness, or disease sustained by a person and injury to a person's rights or reputation
"Property damage" includes injury to or destruction of tangible or intangible property
"Scope of employment" means the employee was acting on behalf of the charitable organization in the performance of duties or tasks of the charitable organization assigned to the employee by the charitable organization
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32-03.3-02. Liability of charitable organizations - Limitations - Statute of limitations
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A charitable organization may be only held liable for money damages for a personal injury or property damage proximately caused by the negligence or wrongful act or omission of an employee acting within the employee's scope of employment
The liability of the charitable organization under this chapter is limited to a total of two hundred fifty thousand dollars per person and one million dollars for any number of claims arising from any single occurrence. The charitable organization may not be held liable, or be ordered to indemnify an employee held liable, for punitive or exemplary damages
An action brought under this chapter must be commenced within the period provided in chapter 28-01
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