{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-31-9-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-31-9-4","heading":"Civil liability","body":"Sec. 4. (a) A person is not obligated to remove, assist in removing, or attempt to remove food from another person's throat. A person who in good faith gratuitously removes, assists in removing, or attempts to remove food from another person's throat in an emergency occurring at a food service establishment is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by the person providing the emergency assistance unless the act or omission amounts to willful or wanton misconduct.\n(b) The owner or operator of a food service establishment is not liable for any civil damages that result from an act or omission by a person rendering or attempting the emergency assistance if there is an approved placard posted in the food service establishment.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 31. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES","Chapter 9. Emergency Choke Saving Methods"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-31-9-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"9d37540a92184501adf7204af7017c3063f65e1bd3784989933018408ed8697a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-31-9-3","next":"us-in/ic-16-31-10-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}