Arizona Laws 12-972. Liability for emergency services
A. A person is liable to this state or a political subdivision of this state for extraordinary emergency services which are reasonably required as a result of the person’s negligence or intentional misconduct in the use, storage or transportation of hazardous materials, hazardous substances or hazardous waste.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-972
- Extraordinary emergency services: means :
(a) The actual and related costs of additional police, fire fighting, public works, paramedic and medical personnel utilized other than those who are normally on duty; and
(b) The actual costs of rented or leased equipment reasonably needed by the state or political subdivision in responding to the emergency; and
(c) The actual or replacement costs of chemicals or disposable materials utilized in responding to the emergency; and
(d) Costs incurred in the evacuation or reasonable temporary housing of persons displaced from their property by the emergency. See Arizona Laws 12-971
- Hazardous waste: means any material that is subject to the hazardous waste manifest of the department of health services or the United States environmental protection agency. See Arizona Laws 12-971
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The provisions of this article shall not be construed as to limit the liability of any person under other provisions of law.