Document Citation: Cal Gov Code § 179.7

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CALIFORNIA CODES ANNOTATED
GOVERNMENT CODE
Title 1. General
Division 1. Sovereignty and People of the State
Chapter 1. Sovereignty of the State
Article 3.7. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (Inoperative March 1, 2015; Repealed January

Date:
03/21/2014

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§ 179.7. (Inoperative March 1, 2015; Repealed January 1, 2016) Indemnification of officer or employee injured or killed while rendering aid in another state

(a) Notwithstanding Article 6 of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as set forth in Section 179.5, the state shall indemnify and make whole any officer or employee who is a resident of California, or his or her heirs, if the officer or employee is injured or killed in another state when rendering aid pursuant to the compact, as if the act or acts occurred in California, less any recovery obtained under the provisions of Article 6 of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

(b) Local government or special district personnel who are officially deployed under the provisions of the Emer-gency Management Assistance Compact pursuant to an assignment of the Office of Emergency Services shall be de-fended by the Attorney General or other legal counsel provided by the state, and shall be indemnified subject to the same conditions and limitations applicable to state employees.