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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 14502. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability
(a) Preemption
This chapter preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this chapter, except that this
chapter shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability relating to volunteers or to any category
of volunteers in the performance of services for a nonprofit
organization or governmental entity.
(b) Election of State regarding nonapplicability
This chapter shall not apply to any civil action in a State court
against a volunteer in which all parties are citizens of the State
if such State enacts a statute in accordance with State
requirements for enacting legislation -
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this chapter
shall not apply, as of a date certain, to such civil action in
the State; and
(3) containing no other provisions.
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