{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-260.545","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.545","heading":"Providing assistance at request of department, political subdivision or volunteer fire protection district, liability for actions, when.","body":"Any person who provides assistance, including equipment or materials, at the request of the department or a political subdivision or volunteer fire protection district or by previous agreement with the department or political subdivision or volunteer fire protection district in the event of a release of a hazardous substance shall not be held liable in any civil action for damages as a result of that person's acts or omissions in rendering such assistance. Nothing in this section shall relieve any person from civil damages in the following circumstances:\n(1) Where the release referred to is the result of the person's having control of a spilled hazardous substance;\n(2) Where the person rendered assistance for payment beyond reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses or with the expectation of such payment; or\n(3) For acts or omissions which result from intentional wrongdoing or gross negligence.","path":["Title XVI - CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT","Chapter 260 - Environmental Control"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=260.545","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"f190620d634b6472215f0d6e8b900787c1c877ba5541d9827f9a20b9c3285421","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-260.540","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-260.546"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}