TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY
§ 5206. Civil Defense: Immunity From Suit. The Commonwealth government is not liable for any damage to property or for any death or personal injury occurring directly or indirectly as a result of the exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform, any function or duty, by any Commonwealth agency or employee, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter during the period of any civil defense emergency. Nothing in this section shall affect the right of any person to receive any benefit or compensation to which he or she might otherwise be entitled under any contract of employment, worker’s compensation law or any other law providing for any pension, retirement, accident or health insurance. Source: PL 1-44, § 9. Commission Comment: With respect to the references to the “Civil Defense Coordinator,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001; see also 1 CMC § 2531 et seq.