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MO HB1806

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/22/2012

Primary Sponsor

Dwight Scharnhorst

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes that skiers expressly assume the risk of injury, death, or loss from inherent skiing risks including weather, snow conditions, terrain variations, obstacles, and equipment.

  • Ski area operators are not liable for injuries to competitors or freestylers caused by course conditions visible upon inspection or collisions with other skiers or spectators.

  • Ski area operators are not liable for injuries to tubing park users caused by course design, maintenance, or visible conditions or collisions with other users.

  • Requires ski area operators to mark trail maintenance vehicles with flashing lights, mark snowmaking equipment, post difficulty level signs, allow visual inspection of freestyle terrain, and exercise ordinary care in operations.

  • Requires skiers to stay within their ability level, maintain control, heed warnings, avoid collisions, assist in accidents, and assume risks of course conditions and collisions based on their activity type.

Legislative Description

Specifies the duties and liabilities of ski area operators and skiers regarding the risk and legal responsibility for any injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting from the inherent risks of skiing

Last Action

Referred: Insurance Policy (H)

4/26/2012

Committee Referrals

Insurance Policy4/26/2012

Full Bill Text

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