Idaho § 5-330 - Immunity of persons giving emergency first aid from damage claim
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 5-330 — Immunity of persons giving emergency first aid from damage claim, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-330. Immunity of persons giving emergency first aid from damage claim
That no action shall lie or be maintained for civil damages in any court of this state against any person or persons, or group of persons, who in good faith and without compensation, being at, or stopping at the scene of an accident or emergency, including a mental health or suicidal crisis, offers and administers emergency first aid, emergency medical attention, or emergency psychological attention, including responding to suicidal thoughts, to any person or persons injured in such accident or emergency unless it can be shown that the person or persons offering or administering emergency first aid, emergency medical attention, or emergency psychological attention is guilty of gross negligence in the care or treatment of said injured person or persons or has treated them in a grossly negligent manner. The immunity described herein shall cease upon delivery of the injured person to either a generally recognized hospital for treatment of ill or injured persons, or upon assumption of treatment in the office or facility of any person undertaking to treat said injured person or persons, or upon delivery of said injured person or persons into custody of an ambulance attendant.
[5-330, added 1965, ch. 241, sec. 1, p. 591; am. 2018, ch. 218, sec. 1, p. 491; am. 2026, ch. 162, sec. 1, p. 722.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 5-330
What does Idaho Statutes § 5-330 cover?
Section 5-330 ("Immunity of persons giving emergency first aid from damage claim") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. 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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