Title 30
Military Affairs and Defense

Chapter 15.9
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact

R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15.9-6

§ 30-15.9-6. Liability.

Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes; and no party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be liable on account of any act or omission in good faith on the part of such forces while so engaged or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection therewith. Good faith in this article shall not include willful misconduct, gross negligence or recklessness.

History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.