63K-5-401 - Legislative findings -- Comity with Idaho. - Utah Statutes

63K-5-401. Legislative findings -- Comity with Idaho.
(1) The Legislature finds, with regard to emergency responders, that:
(a) Title 6, Chapter 9, of the Idaho Code, regarding the governmental immunity laws ofIdaho, is consistent with the public policy of Utah; and
(b) based on the legislative finding under Subsection (1)(a), the governmental immunitylaws of Idaho apply to any claim, including any lawsuit, brought against an emergency responder,who resides in or is employed as an emergency responder in Idaho, and the emergencyresponder's employer, based on the emergency responder's actions in Utah when acting as anemergency responder.
(2) The Legislature finds:
(a) the damage caps in the governmental immunity laws of Idaho, although not identicalto the damage caps under Section 63G-7-604, Utah Code Annotated, are consistent with thepublic policy of Utah; and
(b) the damage caps of Idaho apply to any claim, including any lawsuit, brought againstan emergency responder, who resides in or is employed as an emergency responder in Idaho, andthe emergency responder's employer, based on the emergency responder's actions in Utah whenacting as an emergency responder.

Enacted by Chapter 22, 2010 General Session