§ 24-8-42 - Emergency management – Lane clearance. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 24-8-42

   § 24-8-42  Emergency management – Laneclearance. – (a) Whenever any public safety agency through the legitimate exercise of itspolice powers determines that an emergency is caused by the immobilization ofany vehicle(s) on the interstate system or limited access highway, as definedin § 31-1-23(e), resulting in lane blockage and posing a threat to publicsafety, public safety agencies and those acting at their direction or requestshall have emergency authority to move the immobilized vehicle(s).

   (b) There shall be no liability incurred by any state orlocal public safety department or agents directed by them whether those agentsare public safety personnel or not for damages incurred to the immobilizedvehicle(s), its contents or surrounding area caused by the emergency measuresemployed through the legitimate exercise of the police powers vested in thatagency to move the vehicle(s) for the purpose of clearing the lane(s) to removeany threat to public safety.