Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
CHAPTER459. Hazardous Materials |
IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY REGARDING PLANNING FOR AND RESPONDING TO DISCHARGE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL |
NRS459.794. Exclusions from immunity: Damages from gross negligence or misconduct; persons causing discharge; persons receiving compensation for assistance.
Latest version.
- The immunity provided by subsection 2 of NRS 459.792 does not apply to:
1. Damages resulting from the person’s gross negligence or the person’s intentional, reckless or wanton misconduct;
2. A person:
(a) Whose act or failure to act was a cause of the discharge; or
(b) Who receives compensation other than:
(1) Reimbursement for the person’s actual expenses in voluntarily providing the equipment, advice or other assistance; or
(2) Compensation from the person’s regular employer for the time during which he or she is engaged in rendering the assistance or advice.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 823)