Vermont Statutes
Chapter 1 - Emergency Management
§ 29. Emergency shelters; no private liability

§ 29. Emergency shelters; no private liability
Any person owning or controlling premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part of such land and premises for the purpose of sheltering persons or animals or providing health-related services during a declared emergency or practice drill in cooperation with a federal, State, or political subdivision, shall, together with successors in interest, not be civilly liable for negligence causing the death of or injury to any person on or about the land and premises or for loss of or damage to the property of the person during a declared emergency or practice drill. (Added 1963, No. 67, eff. May 2, 1963; amended 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety

Chapter 1 - Emergency Management

§ 1. Purpose and policy

§ 2. Definitions

§ 3. Vermont Emergency Management Division

§ 3a. Emergency Management Division; duties; budget

§ 5. Public safety districts

§ 6. Local organization for emergency management

§ 7. Mobile support units

§ 8. General powers of Governor

§ 9. Emergency powers of Governor

§ 10. Request to Governor by municipal authorities

§ 11. Additional emergency powers

§ 13. Termination of emergencies

§ 15. Return of property

§ 16. Orders and rules

§ 17. Gift, grant, or loan

§ 18. Personnel requirements and nonsubversion

§ 19. Powers outside town of appointment

§ 20. Immunities and defenses

§ 21. Compensation for injury or death

§ 23. General powers not limited by specific powers

§ 24. Penalties

§ 25. Matching funds

§ 26. Change of venue because of enemy attack

§ 27. Auxiliary State Police

§ 28. Emergency management medical program

§ 29. Emergency shelters; no private liability

§ 30. State Emergency Response Commission; creation

§ 31. State Emergency Response Commission; duties

§ 32. Local emergency planning committees; creation; duties

§ 33. Hazmat teams; team chiefs; creation

§ 34. Temporary housing for disaster victims

§ 35. Community disaster loans

§ 36. Debris and wreckage removal

§ 37. State financial participation in grants to disaster victims

§ 38. Special funds

§ 39. Fees to the Hazardous Substances Fund

§ 40. Enforcement

§ 45. Emergency relief and assistance

§ 46. Disaster Relief Workers Fund; health care providers; reimbursement

§ 47. Municipal deadlines, plans, and licenses; extension