323.44 Public shelters.
(1) Any person owning or controlling real property who voluntarily and without compensation permits the state or any of its political subdivisions to inspect, designate, and use the whole or any part of the real property for the purpose of sheltering persons during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is immune from civil liability for negligently causing the death of or injury to any person on or about the real property while it is being used to shelter persons during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise, if the owner or controller has complied with sub. (2).
(2) Any person owning or controlling real property who gratuitously grants the use of that real property for the purposes stated in sub. (1) shall make known to the licensee any hidden dangers or safety hazards which are known to the owner or occupant of the real property that might possibly result in death or injury or loss of property to any person making use of the property.
History: 1979 c. 361 ss. 56, 112; Stats. 1979 s. 166.09; 2009 a. 42 s. 150; Stats. 2009 s. 323.44.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 323 - Emergency management.
323.01 - Declaration of policy.
323.10 - Declaration by governor.
323.11 - Declaration by local government.
323.12 - Governor; duties and powers; out-of-state assistance.
323.13 - Adjutant general; duties and powers.
323.14 - Local government; duties and powers.
323.15 - Heads of emergency management; duties and powers.
323.16 - Powers of law enforcement officers.
323.17 - State traffic patrol officers and conservation wardens.
323.18 - State agency volunteers.
323.19 - State official authority to grant variances to statutes and rules for a disaster.
323.20 - Emergency use of vehicles.
323.24 - Prohibition against restricting firearms or ammunition during emergency.
323.25 - Personnel restrictions.
323.26 - Electronic communications.
323.29 - Statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
323.2911 - Public employee health insurance coverage.
323.2912 - Suspension of limited term appointment hours.
323.2913 - Use of annual leave during probationary period by state employee.
323.2915 - State civil service grievance procedures.
323.30 - Federal disaster assistance.
323.31 - State disaster assistance.
323.40 - Responsibility for worker's compensation.
323.41 - Liability of state or local unit of government.
323.42 - Reimbursement of local units of government.
323.45 - Providers of equipment and other items.
323.51 - Emergency seat of state government.
323.52 - Temporary locations of government for local units of government.
323.53 - Succession to office; state officers.
323.54 - Succession to office; local officers.
323.60 - Hazardous substances information and emergency planning.
323.61 - Emergency planning grants.
323.62 - Mobile field force grants.
323.70 - Hazardous substance emergency response.
323.71 - Local agency response and reimbursement.
323.72 - Urban search and rescue emergency response.
323.80 - Emergency management assistance compact.
323.81 - State and province emergency management assistance compact.