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IN SB0220
Bill
AI Summary
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Expands Indiana's recreational use liability protection to include persons "departing from" trails, greenways, or similar areas, in addition to those accessing them.
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Property owners are not liable for injuries to recreational users who enter land without paying fees, or whose fees are paid by government agencies, for activities like swimming, camping, hiking, and sightseeing.
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Liability protections apply to governmental entities at all levels (federal, state, county, city, town, township) as well as private landowners, tenants, lessees, and occupants.
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Owners remain liable for injuries caused by their own malicious or illegal acts, and existing liability rules for business invitees, invited guests, and attractive nuisances are preserved.
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Effective July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Going upon the premises of another. Amends the law providing that a person who goes upon the premises of another for certain purposes does not have an assurance that the premises are safe for the person's purpose. Specifies that the law applies to a person who goes upon the premises of another for the purpose of departing from a trail, greenway, or similar area.
Last Action
Public Law 113
4/29/2019