§ 14502. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1997

   Volunteer Protection Act of 1997

   Pub. L. 105–19 § 3 · 111 Stat. 218

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 14502

   (Pub. L. 105–19, § 3, June 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 219.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 105–19, § 3, June 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 219.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3. PREEMPTION AND ELECTION OF STATE NONAPPLICABILITY. (a) Preemption.— This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act shall not preempt any State law that provides additional protection from liability relating to volunteers or to any category of volunteers in the performance of services for a nonprofit organization or governmental entity. (b) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.— This Act shall not apply to any civil action in a State court against a volunteer in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State enacts a statute in accordance with State requirements for enacting legislation— (1) citing the authority of this subsection; (2) declaring the election of such State that this Act shall not apply, as of a date certain, to such civil action in the State; and (3) containing no other provisions.

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