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§ 14502. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability
(a) Preemption
(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.
(Pub. L. 105–19, § 3, June 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 219.)