The Legislature finds, with regard to emergency responders, that:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2a-507
Emergency responder: includes :
(i)
law enforcement officers, fire fighters, search and rescue personnel, emergency medical technicians, ambulance personnel, Department of Natural Resources employees, park rangers, public utilities workers, and volunteers participating in search and rescue and other emergency management operations; and
(ii)
persons and parties identified in the interstate mutual aid agreement. See Utah Code 53-2a-502
Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
Title 6, Chapter 9, of the Idaho Code, regarding the governmental immunity laws of Idaho, is consistent with the public policy of Utah; and
(b)
based on the legislative finding under Subsection (1)(a), the governmental immunity laws of Idaho apply to any claim, including any lawsuit, brought against an emergency responder, who resides in or is employed as an emergency responder in Idaho, and the emergency responder’s employer, based on the emergency responder’s actions in Utah when acting as an emergency responder.
(2)
The Legislature finds:
(a)
the damage caps in the governmental immunity laws of Idaho, although not identical to the damage caps under Section 63G-7-604, Utah Code Annotated, are consistent with the public policy of Utah; and
(b)
the damage caps of Idaho apply to any claim, including any lawsuit, brought against an emergency responder, who resides in or is employed as an emergency responder in Idaho, and the emergency responder’s employer, based on the emergency responder’s actions in Utah when acting as an emergency responder.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 295, 2013 General Session
