9.1-304 - Rights nonexclusive. - Virginia Statutes

§ 9.1-304. Rights nonexclusive.

The rights of firefighters and emergency medical technicians as set forth inthis chapter shall not be construed to diminish the rights and privileges offirefighters or emergency medical technicians that are guaranteed to allcitizens by the Constitution and laws of the United States and theCommonwealth or limit the granting of broader rights by other law, ordinanceor rule.

This section shall not abridge or expand the rights of firefighters oremergency medical technicians to bring civil suits for injuries suffered inthe course of their employment as recognized by the courts, nor is itdesigned to abrogate any common law or statutory limitation on the rights ofrecovery.

(1987, c. 509, § 2.1-116.9:4; 2001, c. 844.)