Nevada § 459.792 - Scope of immunity: State Emergency Response Commission; local emergency planning committees; persons providing equipment, advice or other assistance
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§ 459.792. Scope of immunity: State Emergency Response Commission; local emergency planning committees; persons providing equipment, advice or other assistance
1. The State Emergency Response Commission, each local emergency planning committee
appointed by the Commission, and their respective members are immune from liability
for the death of or injury to persons, and for injury to property, resulting from
the performance of their functions under this chapter and under 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq. 2. Except as limited by NRS 459.794 and 459.796 , a person who provides equipment, advice or other assistance in mitigating or attempting
to mitigate the effects of a discharge of hazardous material, or in preventing, cleaning
up or disposing of such a discharge, or in attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose
of such a discharge, is immune from liability for the death of or injury to persons,
and for injury to property, resulting from those activities.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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