SB 0154 | Exempts watercraft liveries from liability for the inherent risks arising from paddlesport activities |
Sponsor: | Childers | |||
LR Number: | S0199.01I | Fiscal Note: | 0199-01 | |
Committee: | Judiciary | |||
Last Action: | 02/17/99 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee | Journal page: | ||
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Effective Date: | August 28, 1999 | |||
SB 154 - This act exempts watercraft liveries from liability for the death or injury of a paddlesport participant resulting from the inherent risk of such an activity unless the livery:
1) Intentionally injures the participant; 2) Commits an act of negligence which proximately causes the death or injury; 3) Negligently provides an unsafe watercraft or equipment; or 4) Fails to provide a lifejacket.
Every livery must post a sign indicating that the livery
will not be responsible for the death or injury of a participant
resulting from the inherent risks of paddlesport activities. In
addition, every contract entered into by a livery and a
participant must contain the warning.
STEPHEN WITTE