REFERENCE TITLE: rescue operation personnel; limited liability

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature

First Regular Session

2015

 

HB 2433

 

Introduced by

Representatives Thorpe, Borrelli, Cardenas

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 12, chapter 5, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12‑558.02; relating to civil liability.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 12, chapter 5, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-558.02, to read:

START_STATUTE12-558.02.  Limited liability; search and rescue operation personnel

A person who is a member of an organized search and rescue team, unit or organization and who is involved in a search and rescue operation is not liable for an injury to or the death of a person who is the subject of the search and rescue operation unless the person acts with gross negligence.  END_STATUTE