Comprehensive General Tort Reform: SB 1305 (1994)

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prohibits suits brought by drunk drivers in accidents where they


  • prohibits suits brought by drunk drivers in accidents where they are more than 50% at fault;
  • provides immunity from civil liability for volunteers, non-profit organizations and emergency medical technicians;
  • limits prisoners’ suits;
  • provides immunity from civil liability for fire fighters and police officers acting within the scope of their duties and
  • provides for an assumption of the risk defense in personal injury suits.
(Under the Arizona Constitution, SB 1305 is technically unconstitutional and cannot be enacted until the constitution is amended).

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