Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual disaster or an actual, impending, mock, or practice attack, shall, together with his successors in interest, if any, not be civilly liable for negligently causing the death of, or injury to, any person on or about such real estate or premises, or for the loss of, or damage to, the property of such person.
Ala. Code § 31-9-17
Exemption from Tort Liability of Persons Granting License or Privilege for Use of Real Estate, Etc., for Shelters.
Known as the Alabama Emergency Management Act
The act spans §§ 31-9-1 to 31-9-9 (24 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In re Fema Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation (2012)
Most recently applied in In re Fema Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation (January 2012)
(Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §17.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.