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Chapter 299A
Section 299A.51
Recent History
- 2023 299A.51 Amended 2023 c 52 art 5 s 19
- 2003 Subd. 1 Amended 2003 c 39 s 3
- 2003 Subd. 2 Amended 2003 c 39 s 4
- 1995 Subd. 2 Amended 1995 c 226 art 4 s 5
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299A.51 LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Subdivision 1. Liability. During operations authorized under section 299A.50, members of a
regional hazardous materials team operating outside their geographic jurisdiction are "employees
of the state" as defined in section 3.736.
Subd. 2. Workers' compensation. During operations authorized under section 299A.50,
members of a regional hazardous materials team operating outside their geographic jurisdiction
are considered employees of the Department of Public Safety for purposes of chapter 176.
Subd. 3. Limitation. A person who provides personnel and equipment to assist at the
scene of a hazardous materials response incident outside the person's geographic jurisdiction
or property, at the request of the state or a local unit of government, is not liable for any civil
damages resulting from acts or omissions in providing the assistance, unless the person acts in a
willful and wanton or reckless manner in providing the assistance.
History: 1992 c 593 art 2 s 6; 1995 c 226 art 4 s 5; 2003 c 39 s 3,4
Subdivision 1. Liability. During operations authorized under section 299A.50, members of a
regional hazardous materials team operating outside their geographic jurisdiction are "employees
of the state" as defined in section 3.736.
Subd. 2. Workers' compensation. During operations authorized under section 299A.50,
members of a regional hazardous materials team operating outside their geographic jurisdiction
are considered employees of the Department of Public Safety for purposes of chapter 176.
Subd. 3. Limitation. A person who provides personnel and equipment to assist at the
scene of a hazardous materials response incident outside the person's geographic jurisdiction
or property, at the request of the state or a local unit of government, is not liable for any civil
damages resulting from acts or omissions in providing the assistance, unless the person acts in a
willful and wanton or reckless manner in providing the assistance.
History: 1992 c 593 art 2 s 6; 1995 c 226 art 4 s 5; 2003 c 39 s 3,4
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