{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-166a-19.62","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 166A-19.62","heading":"Civil liability of persons who willfully ignore a warning in an emergency.","body":"In an emergency, a person who willfully ignores a warning regarding personal safety issued by a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, emergency management agency, or other governmental agency responsible for emergency management under this Article is civilly liable for the cost of a rescue effort to any governmental agency or nonprofit agency cooperating with a governmental agency conducting a rescue on the endangered person's behalf if all of the following are true:\n(1)\tThe person ignores the warning and (i) engages in an activity or course of action that a reasonable person would not pursue or (ii) fails to take a course of action that a reasonable person would pursue.\n(2)\tAs a result of ignoring the warning, the person places himself or herself or another in danger.\n(3)\tA governmental rescue effort is undertaken on the endangered person's behalf. (1997-232, s. 1; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)","path":["Chapter 166A. North Carolina Emergency Management Act.","Article 1A. North Carolina Emergency Management Act.","Part 7. Immunity and Liability."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_166A/GS_166A-19.62.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:47Z","sha256":"2cbc88eb830fbe57ee38f457491da39978176e0811a8e0adcd5c02e0187a41d2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-166a-19.61","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-166a-19.63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}