(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Child passenger safety technician” means an individual who holds a current certification as a child passenger safety technician or technician instructor by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, the American Automobile Association, or other entity designated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(3) “Child safety seat” has the meaning stated in § 22-412.2 of the Transportation Article.
(4) “Sponsoring organization” means a person that:
(i) Employs a child passenger safety technician;
(ii) Offers or arranges free child safety seat checkup events or fitting station programs for the general public; or
(iii) Owns property on which a free child safety seat checkup event or fitting station program for the general public takes place.
(b) A child passenger safety technician or sponsoring organization is not civilly liable for an act or omission that occurs solely in the inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat in a motor vehicle, or in giving advice or assistance regarding the installation or adjustment of a child safety seat, if:
(1) The child passenger safety technician acts in good faith and within the scope of the training for which the technician is currently certified;
(2) The act or omission does not constitute gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct;
(3) The inspection, installation, or adjustment of the child safety seat, or the advice or assistance, is provided without fee or charge to the owner or operator of the motor vehicle; and
(4) The inspection, installation, or adjustment of the child safety seat is not provided in conjunction with the for profit sale of the child safety seat.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities
Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety
Section 5-602 - Emergency Defense and Civil Defense Shelters
Section 5-603 - Emergency Medical Care
Section 5-604 - Fire and Rescue Companies
Section 5-605 - Law Enforcement Officer Acting Outside Jurisdiction
Section 5-607 - Volunteer Sports Program Physicians
Section 5-608 - Support for Emergency Medical System
Section 5-609 - Mental Health Care Providers or Administrators
Section 5-610 - Law Enforcement Officer Assisting Victim of Spousal Assault
Section 5-611 - Federal Law Enforcement Officer Making Arrest Without Warrant
Section 5-612 - Officers, Employees of Political Subdivisions When Acting Outside Territorial Limits
Section 5-613 - Liability of Political Subdivision for Acts of Special Police
Section 5-614 - Emergency Veterinary Assistance
Section 5-617 - Persons Assisting in Controlling Discharge of Hazardous Substance
Section 5-618 - Adult Protective Services
Section 5-620 - Persons Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect
Section 5-622 - Persons Reporting Adult Abuse or Neglect
Section 5-623 - Admissions to Mental Health Facilities
Section 5-624 - Emergency Evaluation for Mental Disorder
Section 5-625 - Persons Reporting Abuse of the Developmentally Disabled
Section 5-626 - Persons Reporting Abuse of Individuals in Mental Health Facilities
Section 5-627 - Member of a Clinical Review Panel
Section 5-628 - Review of Health Care Under Maryland Medical Assistance Program
Section 5-629 - Person Administering Drug or Vaccine
Section 5-630 - Processors, Distributors, etc., of Human Blood, Tissue, Organs, or Bones
Section 5-631 - Persons Reporting Abuse of Residents of Related Institutions
Section 5-632 - Tort Liability of Hospitals or Related Institutions
Section 5-633 - Food Which Poses Immediate Threat
Section 5-635 - Customer Use of Employee Toilet Facility in Retail Establishment
Section 5-636 - Licensed Chiropractors Reviewing Fees of Other Chiropractors
Section 5-637 - Medical Review Committees and Persons Cooperating Therewith
Section 5-638 - Persons Giving Information About Physicians to Hospitals, Hospital Staff, Etc
Section 5-639 - Negligent Operation of Emergency Vehicle
Section 5-640 - Child Passenger Safety Technicians
Section 5-642 - Immunity for Transfer of Unclaimed Cremains of Veterans for Disposition