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Emergency Communications District Boards

Reference Number: MTAS-1159
Reviewed Date: 06/10/2025

Emergency communications district boards organized under T.C.A. § 7-86-105 and members thereof are expressly declared immune from any claim, complaint, or suit that relates to or arises from any conduct of the affairs of the board, except in cases of gross negligence of the board or its members. This same immunity also extends to any employee of the district provided that the employees "shall attain and maintain training requirements as may be required by law." Further, emergency call takers and public safety dispatchers are immunized from claims related to CPR instruction via telephone except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. And emergency districts and local government are immune from civil damages and suit “for employees who answer 911 emergency calls and employees who are recently hired, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.” T.C.A. § 29-20-108.