CA AB634

Amends Government Code Section 831.7 to add self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving to the list of hazardous recreational activities.

Public entities and public employees are not liable for injuries to participants or spectators in hazardous recreational activities, including SCUBA diving, when the activity creates a substantial risk of injury.

Liability protections do not apply if permission was granted for a specific fee, if there was failure to guard or warn of known dangerous conditions, or if injury was caused by negligent failure to maintain equipment or structures.

Liability protections do not apply if a public entity or employee recklessly or with gross negligence promoted the hazardous recreational activity, or if gross negligence was the proximate cause of injury.

Independent concessionaires and other non-public entities remain liable for injuries or damages from hazardous recreational activities on public property regardless of contractual relationships with the public entity.