North Dakota Code 6-06-13.1 – Credit union volunteers – Immunity
A person who serves as a volunteer, including a director, credit committee member, or supervisory committee member, of a federal or state-chartered credit union is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in damage or injury if at the time of the act or omission all of the following are met:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-06-13.1
- Credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit association organized for the purposes of encouraging thrift among its members, creating a source of credit at a fair and reasonable rate of interest, and providing an opportunity for its members to improve their economic and social condition. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
1. The volunteer was acting in good faith and in the scope of that person’s official duties as a volunteer of the credit union.
2. The act or omission did not constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the volunteer.
3. The volunteer did not receive or expect to receive reimbursement for or payment of expenses in excess of five thousand dollars per year for expenses actually incurred as a result of providing services as a volunteer of the credit union and did not receive or expect to receive compensation or anything in lieu of compensation as payment for services provided as a volunteer of the credit union.
This section does not grant immunity to any person causing damage as the result of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle.