27-1-1605. (Temporary) Supplies, equipment, and products designed, manufactured, labeled, sold, distributed, and donated in response to covid-19. (1) A person who designs, manufactures, labels, sells, distributes, or donates household disinfecting or cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment, or a qualified product in response to covid-19 is not liable in a civil action alleging personal injury, death, or property damage caused by or resulting from the design, manufacturing, labeling, selling, distributing, or donating of the household disinfecting or cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment, or a qualified product unless the person caused the personal injury, death, or property damage through an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, or an intentional tort.
(2) A person who designs, manufactures, labels, sells, distributes, or donates household disinfecting or cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment, or a qualified product in response to covid-19 is not liable in a civil action alleging personal injury, death, or property damage caused by or resulting from a failure to provide proper instructions or sufficient warnings unless the person caused the personal injury, death, or property damage through an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, or an intentional tort.
(3) This section supersedes 27-1-719 for product liability claims brought for damages caused in part by covid-19 as defined in 27-1-1601. (Terminates January 1, 2031--sec. 15, Ch. 2, L. 2021.)
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 2, L. 2021.