{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-85aa","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 85AA","heading":"Liability of registered rescue volunteers","body":"Section 85AA. No person duly registered by the department of state police as a search and rescue volunteer who renders assistance in a search and rescue operation under the direct control and instruction of the department and no other person who volunteers in a search and rescue operation and renders assistance, supervised by and under the direct control and instruction of the department shall be liable in any suit for damages as a result of any acts or omissions committed by such person in the course of a search for a missing person, if such person acts in compliance with the Massachusetts state police search and rescue plan, unless such acts or omissions constitute willful, wanton or reckless conduct.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section85AA","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:53Z","sha256":"99996fd64fa9d56aefea90cf54caea4d4a38e1b5256c61e3d7ad79161307011c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-85z","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-85bb"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}