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[CITE: 42USC14504]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 139--VOLUNTEER PROTECTION
 
Sec. 14504. Liability for noneconomic loss


(a) General rule

    In any civil action against a volunteer, based on an action of a 
volunteer acting within the scope of the volunteer's responsibilities to 
a nonprofit organization or governmental entity, the liability of the 
volunteer for noneconomic loss shall be determined in accordance with 
subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Amount of liability

                           (1) In general

        Each defendant who is a volunteer, shall be liable only for the 
    amount of noneconomic loss allocated to that defendant in direct 
    proportion to the percentage of responsibility of that defendant 
    (determined in accordance with paragraph (2)) for the harm to the 
    claimant with respect to which that defendant is liable. The court 
    shall render a separate judgment against each defendant in an amount 
    determined pursuant to the preceding sentence.

                  (2) Percentage of responsibility

        For purposes of determining the amount of noneconomic loss 
    allocated to a defendant who is a volunteer under this section, the 
    trier of fact shall determine the percentage of responsibility of 
    that defendant for the claimant's harm.

(Pub. L. 105-19, Sec. 5, June 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 221.)
