Section 24-11-43 - Liability of private entity contracting for correctional facility

24-11-43. Liability of private entity contracting for correctional facility.A private entity operating under a contract authorized by §24-11-40 or 24-11-41 is not entitled to claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private entity. However, this section does not deprive the private entity or the compact, municipality, or county of any benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages or establishing defenses to liability. Source: SL 1991, ch 207, §5.