2017 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 299A - 299N — PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 299A — DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Section 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
