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Good Samaritan laws offer legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are, or whom they believe to be injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated. [1] The protection is intended to reduce bystanders' hesitation to assist, for fear of being sued or prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death.
The Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 built on the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act by encouraging federal agencies to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations, utilizing the exemption for civil and criminal liability provided for in the 1996 law. Federal contracts for the purchase of food valued at over $25,000 must make ...
[10] [22] These laws are also referred to as Good Samaritan laws, despite their difference from laws of the same name that protect individuals who try to help another person. [1] These laws are rarely applied, and are generally ignored by citizens and lawmakers. [1]
Apr. 18—Lawmakers in the House and Senate have approved a bill that would expand legal protection to anyone at the scene of a drug overdose in hopes that witnesses will call for help and save lives.
The parable of the Good Samaritan is the theme for the Austrian Christian Charity commemorative coin, minted 12 March 2003. This coin shows the Good Samaritan with the wounded man, on his horse, as he takes him to an inn for medical attention. An older coin with this theme is the American "Good Samaritan Shilling" of 1652. [67]
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While Ohio is one of the states with a Good Samaritan law, it contains restrictions that significantly limit its effectiveness, Mark Simon says.
It would first alter 230(c)(1) to cover only "speech" and not "information" making providers liable for illegal speech. It would also remove the Good Samaritan immunity around federal and state laws with regard to civil rights laws, antitrust laws, cyberstalking laws, human rights laws or civil actions regarding a wrongful death.