Tennessee § 38-1-701 - Immunity from civil liability for defect or malfunction in software program for registration of non-communicative person with law enforcement.
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§ 38-1-701. Immunity from civil liability for defect or malfunction in software program for registration of non-communicative person with law enforcement.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person or entity does not have a cause of action against a local government or the officers, employees, or agents of a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register the non-communicative person with law enforcement in order to ensure the non-communicative person's safety, when the program was designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost to the recipient local government or user of the program. No immunity conferred pursuant to subsection (a) attaches if the cause of action is based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. Acts 2019, ch. 141, § 1. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 141, § 2. April 5, 2019.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-1-701 ("Immunity from civil liability for defect or malfunction in software program for registration of non-communicative person with law enforcement.") 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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