Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION›Chapter 3 — DEPARTMENTS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES
Ontario Municipal Code Art. 9 Distress Duties of Police Officers and Firefighters
Ontario Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Ontario
Cite as: Ontario Municipal Code Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-03
Sec. 2-3.901. Services in addition to regular duties.¶
In addition to the performance of their regular and ordinary duties, it shall be the duty of all police officers and firefighters at all times and under all circumstances, to go to the aid of all persons, animals, or property in immediate danger or distress in the City and render them such help and assistance as lies within the power of such police officers and firefighters. They shall also render such assistance outside the City upon the order of the Fire Chief or the Police Chief.
(§ 1, Ord. 517, eff. May 6, 1931)
Sec. 2-3.902. State compensation and safety laws: Applicability.¶
In the event any police officer or firefighter is injured or killed while rendering any of the additional services set forth in § 2-3.901 of this article, he/she shall be deemed to have been injured or killed in the course of his employment, and the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation, insurance, and safety laws of the State shall be applicable to all such cases.
(§ 2, Ord. 517, eff. May 6, 1931)
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