Minn. Stat. § 299A.51: LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Where this section sits in the code
- PUBLIC SAFETY
- CHAPTER 299A. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INCIDENT RESPONSE; SAFETY
Subdivision 1. Liability.
During operations authorized under section 299A.50, members of a state emergency response asset 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 state emergency response asset 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 an emergency 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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