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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63670</law_id><section_number>8.01-220.1:1</section_number><catch_line>Civil immunity for officers, partners, members, managers, trustees and directors of certain tax exempt organizations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="21">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Directors, partners, members, managers, trustees and officers of organizations exempt from income taxation under &#xA7; 501(c) or &#xA7; 528 of the Internal Revenue Code who serve without <span class="dictionary">compensation</span> shall be immune from civil liability for acts taken in their capacities as officers, partners, members, managers, trustees or directors of such organizations. <a id="paragraph-231912" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-220.1_1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In any proceeding against a director, partner, member, manager, trustee or officer of an organization exempt from income taxation under &#xA7; 501(c) or &#xA7; 528 of the Internal Revenue Code who receives <span class="dictionary">compensation</span>, the <span class="dictionary">damages</span> assessed for acts taken in his capacity as an officer, partner, member, manager, trustee or director and arising out of a single transaction, occurrence or course of conduct shall not exceed the amount of <span class="dictionary">compensation</span> received by the officer, partner, member, manager, trustee or director during the 12 months immediately preceding the act or omission for which liability was imposed. As used herein &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">compensation</span>&#x201D; shall mean payment for services over and above per diem and expenses. <a id="paragraph-231913" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-220.1_1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The liability of an officer, partner, member, manager, trustee or director shall not be limited as provided in this section if the officer, partner, member, manager, trustee or director engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal <span class="dictionary">law</span> or if liability derives from the operation of a motor vehicle, or from the violation of a <span class="dictionary">fiduciary</span> obligation imposed during the period of declarant control by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of condominium by declarant" href="/55.1-1943/">55.1-1943</a>. <a id="paragraph-231914" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-220.1_1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The immunity provided by this section shall survive any termination, cancellation, or other discontinuance of the organization. <a id="paragraph-231915" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-220.1_1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 637; 1988, c. 566; 2005, c. 255; 2011, cc. 693, 704.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
