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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. A14-66. Emergency response cost recovery program.

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Sec. A14-66. Emergency response cost recovery program.

(a) Liability for emergency response. Any person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, whose negligent operation of a motor vehicle, boat or civil aircraft caused by that influence proximately causes any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response by a County agency, and any person whose intentionally wrongful conduct proximately causes any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response by a County agency, is liable for the expense of an emergency response by a public agency to the incident. "Emergency response" shall include incidents where emergency lights and sirens are used by Sheriff's patrol, medical or fire units responding to the incident.

(b) Amount of fee. Operators will be billed for costs directly arising because of the response to the particular incident including the costs of providing police, firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services at the scene of the incident, as well as the salaries of the personnel responding to the incident. In no event shall a person's liability exceed $1,000.00 for a particular incident.

(Ord. No. NS-300.533, § 1, 8-10-93)

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