190.307. No civil liability for operation of emergency system, giving or following emergency instructions, exceptions. - Missouri Statutes

No civil liability for operation of emergency system, giving orfollowing emergency instructions, exceptions.

190.307. 1. No public agency or public safety agency, nor anyofficer, agent or employee of any public agency, shall be liable for anycivil damages as a result of any act or omission except willful and wantonmisconduct or gross negligence, in connection with developing, adopting,operating or implementing any plan or system required by sections 190.300to 190.340.

2. No person who gives emergency instructions through a systemestablished pursuant to sections 190.300 to 190.340 to persons renderingservices in an emergency at another location, nor any persons followingsuch instructions in rendering such services, shall be liable for any civildamages as a result of issuing or following the instructions, unlessissuing or following the instructions constitutes willful and wantonmisconduct, or gross negligence.

(L. 1990 H.B. 951, A.L. 1999 H.B. 268 merged with S.B. 436)

(2005) Section supercedes the common law official immunity doctrine for certain individuals and agencies and provides qualified immunity allowing civil liability only where gross negligence can be established. State ex rel. Golden v. Crawford, 165 S.W.3d 147 (Mo.banc).