A. No action shall be brought or maintained against the state, the director of water resources or his employees or agents for damages sustained as a result of the approval by the director of the plans and specifications for any such work.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-204

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • District: means any irrigation, drainage, flood control, agricultural improvement, electrical, water conservation or power district organized under the laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 48-201
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or association. See Arizona Laws 48-201

B. No action shall be brought or maintained against any person for damages resulting directly or indirectly from any such construction, repair, alteration, extension or improvement work performed by such person in accordance with plans and specifications as approved by the director.

C. The provisions of subsection B shall not be deemed to limit the liability of any person for negligence or wilful wrongdoing during the performance of such work.

D. Nothing in this section shall relieve a district from the legal duties, obligations and liabilities it may have arising from any work performed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the director, nor to relieve any district or person from the legal duties, obligations and liabilities provided under title 23.