Utah Code § 78B-4-506

Limited immunity for architects and engineers inspecting earthquake damage
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(1) A professional engineer licensed under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and
Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act, or an architect licensed under Title 58, Chapter 3a,
Architects Licensing Act, who provides structural inspection services at the scene of a declared
national, state, or local emergency caused by a major earthquake is not liable for any personal
injury, wrongful death, or property damage caused by the good faith inspection for structural
integrity or nonstructural elements affecting health and safety of a structure used for human
habitation or owned by a public entity if the inspection is performed:
(a) voluntarily, without compensation or the expectation of compensation;
(b) at the request of a public official or city or county building inspector acting in an official
capacity; and
(c) within 30 days of the earthquake.
(2) The immunity provided for in Subsection (1) does not apply to gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

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