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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376975</law_id><section_number>8.01-226.2</section_number><catch_line>Civil immunity for licensed professional engineers and licensed architects participating in rescue or relief assistance</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="23" identifier="21">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any licensed professional engineer or licensed architect who, in good faith and without charge or compensation, utilizes his professional skills in providing rescue or relief assistance at the scene of or in connection with a natural or man-made disaster or other life-threatening emergency, shall not be liable for any civil <span class="dictionary">damages</span> for acts or omissions on his part resulting from the rendering of such assistance or professional services in the absence of gross <span class="dictionary">negligence</span> or willful misconduct.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 702; 1997, c. 866.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
