TITLE 46

MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 10

STATE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACT

46-1008A.  evacuation orders — voluntary noncompliance. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person may choose not to evacuate his home despite being ordered or compelled to do so pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(2)  A person who chooses not to evacuate pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall:

(a)  Accept all of the risks and liabilities of his decision not to evacuate; and

(b)  Reimburse a governmental entity, or a nonprofit agency cooperating with a governmental entity, if such entity conducts a rescue on behalf of a person who previously chose not to evacuate despite being ordered or compelled to do so pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

History:

[46-1008A, added 2025, ch. 26, sec. 1, p. 85.]