Section 600.2965 - Recovery of damages by firefighter or police officer; preclusion abolished. - Michigan Statutes

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.2965 Recovery of damages by firefighter or police officer; preclusion abolished.

Sec. 2965.

The common law doctrine that precludes a firefighter or police officer from recovering damages for injuries arising from the normal, inherent, and foreseeable risks of his or her profession is abolished.

History: Add. 1998, Act 389, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1998
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 389 of 1998 provides:“Enacting section 1. Sections 2965, 2966, and 2967 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2965, 600.2966, and 600.2967, as added by this amendatory act, do not apply to a cause of action arising before the effective date of this amendatory act.”

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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-600 > Act-236-of-1961 > 236-1961-29 > Section-600-2965

REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.2965 Recovery of damages by firefighter or police officer; preclusion abolished.

Sec. 2965.

The common law doctrine that precludes a firefighter or police officer from recovering damages for injuries arising from the normal, inherent, and foreseeable risks of his or her profession is abolished.

History: Add. 1998, Act 389, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1998
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 389 of 1998 provides:“Enacting section 1. Sections 2965, 2966, and 2967 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2965, 600.2966, and 600.2967, as added by this amendatory act, do not apply to a cause of action arising before the effective date of this amendatory act.”

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.2965 Recovery of damages by firefighter or police officer; preclusion abolished.

Sec. 2965.

The common law doctrine that precludes a firefighter or police officer from recovering damages for injuries arising from the normal, inherent, and foreseeable risks of his or her profession is abolished.

History: Add. 1998, Act 389, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1998
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 389 of 1998 provides:“Enacting section 1. Sections 2965, 2966, and 2967 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2965, 600.2966, and 600.2967, as added by this amendatory act, do not apply to a cause of action arising before the effective date of this amendatory act.”