Virginia § 37.2-311.6 - Liability for emergency calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 37.2-311.6 — Liability for emergency calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37.2-311.6. Liability for emergency calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
A. Any originating service provider, as defined in § 56-484.12, and its employees and agents shall not be liable to any person for damages incurred as a result of any act or omission by it, except gross negligence or intentional, willful, or wanton misconduct, in connection with an emergency call, as defined in § 56-484.19, to the NSPL or the crisis call center.
B. Any originating service provider, as defined in § 56-484.12 and its employees and agents shall not be liable to any person for damages incurred as a result of any release of information not in the public record to the NSPL, to the crisis call center, to any employee or agent of the NSPL or the crisis call center, or to emergency responders, as defined in § 56-484.19, if such release of information occurred in connection with an emergency call, as defined in § 56-484.19 to the NSPL or the crisis call center.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 248.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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