Louisiana § RS 30:2466 - Qualified immunity for response actions
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§ RS 30:2466. Qualified immunity for response actions
A. No action or omission taken by any person, including any discharge cleanup organization, to abate, contain, remove, clean up, or otherwise respond to pollution from a threatened or actual unauthorized discharge of oil or refined petroleum product, or to otherwise render care, assistance, or advice, whether such action or omission is taken voluntarily, or pursuant to or consistent with the national contingency plan or state oil spill contingency plan, or pursuant to or consistent with a response plan required under this Chapter, or pursuant to or consistent with the request of an authorized federal or state official, or pursuant to or consistent with the request of the responsible person, shall be construed as an admission of responsibility or liability for the discharge.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except for the responsible person, no person, including any discharge cleanup organization, that voluntarily, pursuant to or consistent with the national contingency plan or the state oil spill contingency plan, or pursuant to or consistent with any response plan required under this Chapter, or pursuant to or consistent with the request or direction of an authorized federal or state official, or pursuant to or consistent with the request of the potentially responsible person, renders care, assistance, or advice in abating, containing, removing, cleaning up, or otherwise responding to pollution from an unauthorized discharge or threat of discharge of oil or refined petroleum products is liable for removal costs, damages, or civil penalties, whether under this Chapter or other laws of this state, resulting from acts or omissions committed in rendering such care, assistance, or advice. This Section shall not apply to actions for personal injury or wrongful death or for acts or omissions of gross negligence or willful misconduct. A party responsible for the initial discharge is liable for any removal costs or damages for which another person is relieved under this Subsection.
Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 30:2466 ("Qualified immunity for response actions") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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