Code of Massachusetts Regulations
930 CMR - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
Title 930 CMR 6.00 - Exemptions Unrelated To Gifts
Section 6.04 - Exemption for the National Guard and Volunteer Medical or Rescue Organizations in Exigent Circumstances

Universal Citation: 930 MA Code of Regs 930.6

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Purpose. The purpose of 930 CMR 6.04 is to allow public employees to act on behalf of volunteer medical or rescue organizations such as the American Red Cross in the event of exigent circumstances, and to allow members of the National Guard to act and be paid in exigent circumstances.

(2) Definition. For purposes of 930 CMR 6.04, exigent circumstances are urgent situations requiring immediate action, such as may arise during wars, riots, terrorist actions, civil disorder, floods, storms, blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, epidemics, famines, fires, earthquakes, oil spills, shipwrecks, airplanes crashes, and building collapses.

(3) Exemptions.

(a) A public employee may act as an agent for a volunteer medical or rescue organization such as the American Red Cross in exigent circumstances without violating M.G.L. c. 268A, §4,11,or 17.

(b) A public employee may act as an agent for the National Guard, and be paid in relation to performance of such functions, in exigent circumstances, without violating M.G.L.c.268A, §4, 7, 11, 14, 17, or 20.

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