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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

CRS 13-21-114

Summary Title

Liability: Mine Rescue

Summary

An individual who is aiding in mine rescue or recovery work and provides emergency care, rescue, or recovery services at the scene of an emergency or in a mine will not be held legally responsible for acting or failing to act. This section includes legal protection for a person or entity who employs, sponsors, or represents a person aiding in mine rescue or recovery work.

Full Title

Immunity of mine rescue participants and their employers or organizations

Full Text

No person engaged in mine rescue or recovery work who, in good faith, renders emergency care, rescue, assistance, or recovery services at the scene of any emergency at or in a mine in this state or who employs, sponsors, or represents any person rendering emergency care, rescue, assistance, or recovery services shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by any person in rendering emergency care, rescue, assistance, or recovery service.

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