Georgia’s Good Samaritan Laws

Many people are afraid to render aid in an emergency due to their fears of being sued. Fortunately, there are laws to protect people who do so.

Good Samaritan laws offers legal protection to people who try to offer aid to a person or persons who is or may be sick or injured. It is important that the individual not accept any type of payment for the assistance given, in order to be covered by the Good Samaritan Law.

The state of Georgia’s Good Samaritan law protects a person who, in good faith, renders emergency care at the scene of an accident or an emergency to the victim. That individual will not receive or expect to receive any type of compensation and will thereby be protected for liability for any civil damages.

The introduction to Georgia Code § 51-1-29 states: “Liability of persons rendering emergency care – Any person, including any person licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 and including any person licensed to render services ancillary thereto, who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency to the victim or victims thereof without making any charge therefor shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by such Code of Georgia 31-11-8….”. Refer to Georgia Code § 51-1-29 for the complete transcript of the law. (North American Good Samaritan Laws by State & Province 29 © 2016 Health & Safety Institute Last Update: March 2016).

So, please render aid if you are trained and able!