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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
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.
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