State Rulings on Immunity
This section is about "PREVENTION" not "LITIGATION" because without ACCOUNTABILITY, pursuit policy, training, and supervision are meaningless. Drivers who flee must be held accountable for their actions and be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Just as true, officers must follow their pursuit policy.
"Can you think of any other public-safety priority where thoughtful policy is developed, adopted and then legally ignored? All other law enforcement policies require accountability. Accountability should never be feared. It is critical to good government." —The late Jim Phillips, pursuitwatch.org, 2005.
California is the only state that grants blanket immunity even when the policy is not followed.
Alabama California — No Accountability Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho |
Kansas Louisiana Maine Nebraska |
Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Utah Vermont Washington |