New Hampshire Revised Statutes 508:16 – Directors and Officers of Charitable Organizations or Societies; Liability Limited
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I. For the purposes of this section:
(a) “Director” means a person who serves without compensation on the board of trustees or board of directors of a charitable organization or society organized or incorporated in this state or having a principal place of business in this state.
(b) “Officer” means a person who serves without compensation as an officer of such an organization or society.
(c) “Compensation” does not include reimbursement for expenses actually incurred.
(d) “Charitable organization or society” means an organization or society which is “charitable” as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:23-l.
II. Directors and officers shall not be liable for damages for bodily injury, personal injury, or property damage if the claim for such damages arises from an act committed in good faith and without willful or wanton negligence in the course of an activity carried on to accomplish the charitable purposes of the organization or society.
(a) “Director” means a person who serves without compensation on the board of trustees or board of directors of a charitable organization or society organized or incorporated in this state or having a principal place of business in this state.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 508:16
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) “Officer” means a person who serves without compensation as an officer of such an organization or society.
(c) “Compensation” does not include reimbursement for expenses actually incurred.
(d) “Charitable organization or society” means an organization or society which is “charitable” as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:23-l.
II. Directors and officers shall not be liable for damages for bodily injury, personal injury, or property damage if the claim for such damages arises from an act committed in good faith and without willful or wanton negligence in the course of an activity carried on to accomplish the charitable purposes of the organization or society.