Emergency care or assistance at scene of emergency or accident
If someone helps another person in an emergency or accident without being paid, they cannot be sued for any harm caused by their help — unless they were extremely careless or did something harmful on purpose.
537.038. Emergency care or at scene of emergency or accident — . — Any person may, without , render emergency care or assistance at the scene of an emergency or accident and shall not be for any for acts or other than by or by by such person in rendering such emergency care.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2025 H.B. 225 merged with S.B. 271)
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