Kentucky Statutes 351.192 – Qualified or operator-designated person performing mine rescue acts not liable for damages for such acts
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Any person who is qualified by a federal or state agency to perform mine rescue planning and recovery operations, including mine rescue instructors and mine rescue team members, and any person designated by an operator furnishing a mine rescue team to supervise, assist in planning, or provide service thereto, who in good faith performs, or fails to perform, any act or service in connection with such mine rescue planning and recovery operations shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any such acts or omissions.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 15, effective July 14, 2000. — Created
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980.
Effective: July 14, 2000
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 351.192
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Mine: means any open pit or any underground workings from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use, and all shafts, slopes, drifts, or inclines leading thereto, and includes all buildings and equipment, above or below the surface of the ground, used in connection with the workings. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010
- Operator: means the licensee, owner, lessee, or other person who operates or controls a coal mine. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 15, effective July 14, 2000. — Created
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980.