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34 <br />assigned to carry out such duties prior to, during, and after the <br />occurrence of a disaster. Such services from persons outside of <br />government may be accepted by local government on a volunteer <br />basis. Such citizens shall be enrolled as Emergency Management <br />volunteers. <br />-° Section° 7 . —No •Municipal ° or Private - ,IAability <br />(1) This ordinance is an exercise by the County of Orange <br />of its governmental functions for the protection of the public <br />health, safety, and welfare to the extent permitted by the Laws of <br />the United States and North Carolina Law, neither the County of <br />Orange nor agents and representatives of same, or any individual, <br />receiver, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or trustee, <br />or any of the agents thereof in good faith carrying out, complying <br />with or attempting to comply with any order, rule or regulation <br />promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance and under <br />the authority, shall be liable for any damage sustained to persons <br />or property as the result of said activity. <br />(2) Any person owning or controlling real estate or other <br />premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants the <br />County of Orange the right to inspect, designate and use the whole <br />or any part of parts of such real estate or premises for the <br />purpose of sheltering persons during an actual, impending and /or <br />practice disaster situation shall not to the extent permitted by <br />the Laws of the United States and North Carolina Laws, be held <br />civilly liable for the death of, or injury to, any persons on or <br />about such real estate or premises under such license, privilege <br />or other permission; or for loss of, or damage to, the property of <br />such person. <br />Section S. Violations <br />It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of <br />the provisions of this Ordinance or plans issued pursuant to the <br />authority contained herein, or to willfully obstruct, hinder or <br />delay any member of the Emergency Management organization as <br />herein defined in the enforcement of the provisions of this <br />Ordinance or any plan issued thereunder. <br />Section 9. Severability <br />Should any provision of this Ordinance be declared invalid <br />for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of <br />other provisions of this Ordinance as a whole, it being the <br />legislative intent that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be <br />severable and remain valid notwithstanding such declaration. <br />27 <br />