Idaho Code 39-7113 – Persons Rendering Assistance Relating to Hazardous Substance Incidents — Good Samaritan Limited Immunity
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(1) Consistent with the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section:
(a) The state shall be liable for the acts or omissions of the state emergency response teams responding to a hazardous substance incident.
(b) The designating or requesting city or county shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a local emergency response authority responding to a hazardous substance incident within its jurisdiction.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any state emergency response team, local emergency response authority or other person who responds to a hazardous substance incident at the request of an incident commander shall not be subject to civil liability for assistance or advice, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-7113
- Emergency: means a release or threat of release that, in the reasonable judgment of the local emergency response authority in consultation with the office, threatens immediate harm to the environment or the health and safety of any individual and that requires immediate action for the containment or control of a hazardous or potentially hazardous substance to prevent, minimize or mitigate harm to the public health, safety or the environment which may result if action is not taken. See Idaho Code 39-7103
- Hazardous substance: means :
Idaho Code 39-7103Hazardous substance incident: means an emergency circumstance requiring a response by the state emergency response team or the local emergency response authority to monitor, assess and evaluate a release or threat of a release of a hazardous or potentially hazardous substance. See Idaho Code 39-7103 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Local emergency response authority: means those persons designated under section 39-7105, Idaho Code, by the city, county, or the military division to be first responders to hazardous substance incidents. See Idaho Code 39-7103 Person: means any individual, public or private corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, firm, trust, estate, the United States or any department, institution, or agency thereof, the state or any department, institution, or agency thereof, any municipal corporation, county, city, or other political subdivision of the state, or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. See Idaho Code 39-7103 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114 State emergency response team: means one (1) of the state emergency response teams authorized by the military division to respond to hazardous substance incidents. See Idaho Code 39-7103
(3) The exemption from civil liability provided in this section shall not apply to:
(a) An act or omission that caused in whole or in part such hazardous substance incident or a person who may otherwise be liable therefor; or
(b) Any person who has acted in a grossly negligent, reckless, or intentional manner.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate or limit the immunity granted to governmental entities pursuant to chapter 9, title 6, Idaho Code.