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HB 1390 Fires; negligence, recovery of costs of firefighting.

Introduced by: Jason S. Ballard | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Fires; negligence; firefighting; recovery of costs. Allows localities to collect the costs of firefighting from any person who negligently or intentionally without using reasonable care and precaution starts a fire or who negligently or intentionally fails to attempt to prevent its escape when such fire burns on any forestland, brushland, grassland, or wasteland. Current law allows localities to collect the costs of firefighting only when a person intentionally starts a fire and fails to attempt to prevent its escape when such fire burns on any forestland, brushland, grassland, or wasteland.


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