CHAPTER 654
H.P. 1767 - L.D. 2480
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2674, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended by adding a new 3rd paragraph to read:
If the request for assistance is for a major unplanned incident that jeopardizes the health and welfare of the citizens of the requesting municipality and when delay may cause further jeopardy to life or property, the police chief of any municipality or the chief's designee may request assistance from or provide assistance to another municipality whether or not an agreement between the 2 municipalities exists. Each police department shall assume its own liability to a 3rd party, except for liability incurred by the command or operational decisions made by the requesting department, which must be assumed by the requesting department. For the purposes of this paragraph, "major unplanned incident" means an extraordinary emergency to which a law enforcement agency is unable to adequately respond that presents a substantial and imminent danger to the public safety and that necessitates the cooperation or assistance of other law enforcement agencies.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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