1. A person shall* not be held civilly liable for damages resulting from the forcible entry into a vehicle for the purpose of removing an unsupervised minor if such person:
- (1) Determines that the vehicle is locked or there is no other reasonable method for removing the minor from the vehicle;
- (2) Has a good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the minor is in imminent danger of suffering harm if not immediately removed from the vehicle;
- (3) Contacts emergency response personnel including any firefighter, emergency medical technician, law enforcement officer, registered nurse, physician, or first responder prior to forcibly entering the vehicle;
- (4) Remains with the minor at a safe location reasonably close to the vehicle until emergency response personnel arrives; and
- (5) Uses no more force to enter the vehicle and remove the minor from the vehicle than was necessary under the circumstances.
- 2. Nothing in this section shall provide immunity from civil liability for actions to aid a minor in addition to what is authorized by this section.
(L. 2016 H.B. 1649)
Effective 7-01-16
*Word "be" appears here in original rolls.