Section 7-229 - Immunity of persons providing assistance in connection with release of hazardous substances or materials. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-229. Immunity of persons providing assistance in connection with release of hazardous substances or materials.
 

A person who is called on for assistance in an emergency has the immunity from civil liability or penalty described under § 5-617 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article as a result of assistance or advice rendered in: 

(1) Mitigating the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of a hazardous substance or material; 

(2) Preventing a discharge of a hazardous substance or material; 

(3) Cleaning up a discharge of a hazardous substance or material; or 

(4) Attempting any of the acts in this subsection. 
 

[1984, ch. 228; 1990, ch. 546, § 3; 1997, ch. 14, § 20.]