There shall be no cause of action against any fire protection district, volunteer fire protection association, or any fire department of any political subdivision which donates equipment used to suppress fire or fire protection clothing to another department, association or district if the following conditions are met:

(1) Such equipment is approved by the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal’s designee;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 320.091

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Motor vehicles so donated must pass a safety inspection by the Missouri state highway patrol;

(3) The receiving agency demonstrates to the state fire marshal’s office that the equipment received works properly; and

(4) The donor agency informs the receiving agency in writing of any defects in the equipment about which it knows.

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This immunity shall apply only to causes of action directly related to the equipment mentioned in this section.

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