The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 20 : Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 004 : Emergency Management Assistance Compact
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 105)-
§ 105. Liability — Article IV
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 the purposes of tort liability and immunity. No party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another state pursuant to this Compact shall be liable for any act or omission performed in good faith while so engaged or in regard to the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection with rendering aid. Good faith does not include willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless behavior. (Added 1999, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)
