North Dakota Code 32-03.3-02 – Liability of charitable organizations – Limitations – Statute of limitations
(Effective through June 30, 2029) 1. A charitable organization may be only held liable for money damages for a personal injury or property damage proximately caused by the negligence or wrongful act or omission of an employee acting within the employee’s scope of employment.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-03.3-02
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. 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
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
2. The liability of the charitable organization under this chapter is limited to a total of three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars per person and one million dollars for any number of claims arising from any single occurrence. The charitable organization may not be held liable, or be ordered to indemnify an employee held liable, for punitive or exemplary damages. The liability limits under this subsection must be adjusted annually as follows:
a. On July 1, 2025, a total of four hundred six thousand two hundred fifty dollars per person and one million six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for any single occurrence.
b. On July 1, 2026, a total of four hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars per person and one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for any single occurrence.
c. On July 1, 2027, a total of four hundred sixty-eight thousand seven hundred fifty dollars per person and one million eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars per occurrence.
3. An action brought under this chapter must be commenced within the period provided in chapter 28-01.
Liability of charitable organizations – Limitations – Statute of limitations. (Effective after June 30, 2029) 1. A charitable organization may be only held liable for money damages for a personal injury or property damage proximately caused by the negligence or wrongful act or omission of an employee acting within the employee’s scope of employment.
2. The liability of the charitable organization under this chapter is limited to a total of five hundred thousand dollars per person and two million dollars for any number of claims arising from any single occurrence. The charitable organization may not be held liable, or be ordered to indemnify an employee held liable, for punitive or exemplary damages.
3. An action brought under this chapter must be commenced within the period provided in chapter 28-01.