PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2225 PRINTER'S NO. 2671
No. 1850 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY DUFFY, PETRARCA, GAMBLE, WARGO, HORGOS, MRKONIC,
FRYER, CALTAGIRONE, PETRONE, OLASZ, MICHLOVIC, SHUPNIK,
LAUGHLIN, GRABOWSKI, PENDLETON, SEVENTY, TRELLO, MISCEVICH,
CLARK, GEORGE AND VAN HORNE, SEPTEMBER 23, 1981
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 14, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 11, 1968 (P.L.149, No.84), entitled "An
2 act relating to volunteer firemen's relief associations,
3 clarifying their purposes and objectives, establishing
4 criteria and standards for the conduct of their affairs,
5 providing for their formation, recognition, continuing
6 operation, and for their dissolution in appropriate
7 circumstances and the distribution of their funds," providing
8 for purchase of liability insurance for volunteer firemen by
9 volunteer firemen relief associations.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 6, act of June 11, 1968
13 (P.L.149, No.84), known as the "Volunteer Firemen's Relief
14 Association Act," is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
15 Section 6. * * *
16 (e) The funds of any volunteer firemen's relief association
17 may be spent:
18 * * *
19 (12) To purchase contracts of insurance against liability <--
20 for claims filed against volunteer firemen for actions performed
1 during and arising out of the course of their duties.
2 (12) TO SECURE INSURANCE AGAINST THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE <--
3 VOLUNTEER FIREMEN FOR LOSS AND EXPENSE FROM CLAIMS ARISING OUT
4 OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL, AUTHORIZED DUTIES WHILE
5 GOING TO, RETURNING FROM OR ATTENDING FIRES OR WHILE PERFORMING
6 THEIR DUTIES AS SPECIAL FIRE POLICE.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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