Text: HF00209 Text: HF00211 Text: HF00200 - HF00299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 670.4, subsections 14 and 15, Code 1 2 2003, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 14. Any claim based upon or arising out of a claim of 1 4 negligent design or specification, negligent adoption of 1 5 design or specification, or negligent construction or 1 6 reconstruction of a public facility designed for purposes of 1 7 skateboarding,orin-line skating, bicycling, or scootering 1 8 that was constructed or reconstructed in accordance with a 1 9 generally recognized engineering or safety standard, criteria, 1 10 or design theory in existence at the time of the construction 1 11 or reconstruction. 1 12 15. Any claim based upon or arising out of an act or 1 13 omission of an officer or employee of the municipality or the 1 14 municipality's governing body by a person skateboarding,or1 15 in-line skating, bicycling, or scootering on public property 1 16 when the person knew or reasonably should have known that the 1 17 skateboarding,orin-line skating, bicycling, or scootering 1 18 created a substantial risk of injury to the person and was 1 19 voluntarily in the place of risk. The exemption from 1 20 liability contained in this subsection shall only apply to 1 21 claims for injuries or damage resulting from the risks 1 22 inherent in the activities of skateboarding,orin-line 1 23 skating, bicycling, or scootering. 1 24 EXPLANATION 1 25 This bill provides an exemption from liability regarding a 1 26 municipality's negligent design, or negligent construction or 1 27 reconstruction of a public facility designed for purposes of 1 28 bicycling or scootering that was constructed or reconstructed 1 29 in accordance with generally recognized engineering or safety 1 30 standards. 1 31 The bill also provides an exemption from liability for 1 32 municipalities relating to claims based upon acts or omissions 1 33 of an officer or employee of the municipality by a person 1 34 engaged in bicycling or scootering when the person knew or 1 35 reasonably should have known that the bicycling or scootering 2 1 created a substantial risk of injury and the person was acting 2 2 voluntarily. 2 3 A municipality in Code chapter 670 is defined as a city, 2 4 county, township, school district, or other unit of local 2 5 government. 2 6 LSB 2355YH 80 2 7 rh/pj/5
Text: HF00209 Text: HF00211 Text: HF00200 - HF00299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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