PRINTER'S NO. 1023
No. 905 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY FOX, VROON, TRELLO, DIETTERICK, ARGALL, BUNT,
FARGO, RAYMOND, BILLOW, SAURMAN, JOHNSON, HASAY, MORRIS,
MRKONIC, NAHILL, NOYE, HALUSKA, TANGRETTI, BATTISTO, SCHULER,
FAIRCHILD, DEMPSEY, TIGUE, MELIO, CIVERA, SERAFINI,
G. SNYDER, CORNELL, FLICK, VEON, SEMMEL, CORRIGAN, MAYERNIK,
E. Z. TAYLOR AND J. H. CLARK, APRIL 3, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 3, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for civil
3 immunity for volunteer emergency service providers.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 8338. Civil immunity for volunteer emergency service
9 providers.
10 (a) General rule.--No volunteer emergency service provider
11 or any member thereof shall be subject to any liability for
12 civil damages resulting from acts or omissions while engaged in
13 activities relating to the provision of emergency services.
14 (b) Exceptions.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
15 to limit or otherwise affect or preclude liability resulting
16 from intentional misconduct.
1 (c) Construction of section.--Nothing in this section shall
2 be construed to affect any other immunity granted by statute.
3 (d) Definitions.--As used in this section the following
4 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
5 subsection:
6 "Emergency services." Includes firefighting, fire
7 prevention, first aid, rescue and salvage, ambulance service,
8 fire police work, assistance at accidents, control of crowds
9 both on the fire grounds and at occasions of public or general
10 assembly, animal rescue, abatement of conditions due to storm,
11 flood or general peril, abatement or removal of hazards to
12 safety and such other activities as are commonly undertaken by
13 volunteer emergency service providers.
14 "Volunteer emergency service provider." Includes a volunteer
15 fire company, a volunteer ambulance company, a volunteer rescue
16 squad or any other volunteer organization that provides
17 emergency services.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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