HB 25 Summary

• Provides limited liability protection for motorized off-road vehicle activity sponsors, professionals, and landowners from claims arising from inherent risks of off-road vehicle activities, including vehicle rollovers, surface hazards, collisions, and participant negligence.

• Applies only to two- or four-wheeled vehicles powered by combustible engines or electric motors weighing 11,500 pounds or less used in shows, races, competitions, training, or sponsored rides.

• Liability protection does not apply if the defendant provided faulty equipment, failed to assess participant ability, failed to post warning signs for known dangerous conditions, committed willful or wanton disregard for safety, or intentionally injured the participant.

• Requires motorized off-road vehicle professionals and activity sponsors to post conspicuous warning signs (minimum one-inch black letters) or provide written warnings in 12-point boldface capital letters stating that sponsors are not liable for injuries from inherent risks of the activity.

• Failure to post required warning signs prevents invocation of the immunity privilege; does not affect existing state liability laws or defenses including contributory negligence and assumption of risk; becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage.