In addition to Section 78B-4-502, except in the event of an injury resulting from gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct, the following are not liable for damages in a civil action or subject to prosecution in a criminal proceeding for injury that occurs as a result of an act or the omission of an act, including injury resulting from ingesting the donated agricultural product or meat from wild game:

(1)  a county or an agency of a county that participates in good faith in a food donation program;

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-34-106

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Organization: means a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
(2)  a donor of an agricultural product who participates in good faith in a food donation program;

(3)  a donor of wild game meat, including a custom meat processor, who complies with Section 4-34-108 and participates in good faith in a food donation program; or

(4)  a nonprofit charitable organization receiving, accepting, gleaning, or distributing an agricultural product or meat from wild game donated under this chapter in good faith to the nonprofit charitable organization.

Amended by Chapter 53, 2022 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session