American Samoa § 17.0508 - Tax status—Tort liability.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 17.0508 — Tax status—Tort liability., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17.0508. Tax status—Tort liability.
(a) Tax status. The academy and the franchise, capital, reserves, income, and property of the academy shall be exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed by the American Samoa Government. (b) Tort liability. The academy shall be subject to liability relating to tort claims to the same extent as other eleemosynary or nonprofit corporations.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17.0508 ("Tax status—Tort liability.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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