{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.23.540","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.23.540","heading":"Tort liability of participating political subdivisions and emergency responders.","body":"For purposes of liability, all persons responding under the operational control of the requesting political subdivision shall be considered to be agents of the requesting political subdivision. An action for damages for an act or omission may not be brought against a responding political subdivision, or an officer or employee of a responding political subdivision, in providing assistance under AS 26.23.500 — 26.23.549. This section does not preclude liability for civil damages that are the result of gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.","path":["Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace.","Chapter 23. Disasters.","Article 3. Alaska Intrastate Mutual Aid System."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#26.23.540","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"144300a4684e9443687eb4c8f071248fc8f9a6057cf645ebc09fe8e578644d13","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.23.530","next":"us-ak/as-26.23.549"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}