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GA HB858

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/27/2016

Primary Sponsor

Margaret Kaiser

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Shields any person who in good faith rescues or attempts to rescue an incapacitated or endangered dog from a locked motor vehicle from civil liability for property damage caused during the rescue
  • Eliminates civil liability for a good-faith rescuer's act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical treatment or care for the dog
  • Expands the definition of "emergency care" under Georgia's existing Good Samaritan law (O.C.G.A. § 51-1-29) to include the rescue or attempted rescue of an incapacitated or endangered individual from a locked motor vehicle
  • Amends Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions on torts and liability of persons rendering emergency care

Legislative Description

Torts; property damage caused by the rescue or attempted rescue of dogs locked in motor vehicles; limit liability

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/1/2016

Full Bill Text

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