Tennessee § 33-3-209 - Immunity from liability where duty satisfied.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-3-209 — Immunity from liability where duty satisfied., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-3-209. Immunity from liability where duty satisfied.
If a professional or an employee has satisfied the person's duty under § 33-3-206 , § 33-3-208 , or § 33-3-210 , no monetary liability and no cause of action may arise against the professional, an employee, or any service provider in whose service the duty arose for the professional or employee not predicting, warning of, or taking precautions to provide protection from violent behavior by the person with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability. Acts 1989, ch. 549, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 33-10-302(a) , 33-10-303 ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2013, ch. 300, § 10.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-3-209 ("Immunity from liability where duty satisfied.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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