SB219 Summary

• Prohibits enforcement of indemnification clauses in motor vehicle transportation contracts that require either party to indemnify the other for losses caused by that party's own negligence, intentional acts, or omissions.

• Defines motor carrier transportation contracts to include bills of lading, agreements covering property transportation for hire, property entrance for loading/unloading, and incidental services such as storage.

• Declares any contract provision violating these restrictions void and against public policy.

• Exempts the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement administered by the Intermodal Association of North America from the prohibition.

• Applies to all contracts made in Alabama or to be performed in whole or in part in Alabama, regardless of choice-of-law provisions, effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.