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Senate File 334

Partial Bill History

• Bill Introduced: S.J. 440
• Committee Report Issued: S.J. 447
• Complete Bill History

Bill Text

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  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, or in-line skating, or bicycling that was
  1  8 constructed or reconstructed in accordance with a generally
  1  9 recognized engineering or safety standard, criteria, or design
  1 10 theory in existence at the time of the construction or
  1 11 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, or
  1 15 in-line skating, or bicycling on public property when the
  1 16 person knew or reasonably should have known that the
  1 17 skateboarding, or in-line skating, or bicycling created a
  1 18 substantial risk of injury to the person and was voluntarily
  1 19 in the place of risk.  The exemption from liability contained
  1 20 in this subsection shall only apply to claims for injuries or
  1 21 damage resulting from the risks inherent in the activities of
  1 22 skateboarding, or in-line skating, or bicycling.  
  1 23                           EXPLANATION
  1 24    This bill provides an exemption from liability regarding a
  1 25 municipality's negligent design, or negligent construction or
  1 26 reconstruction of a public facility designed for purposes of
  1 27 bicycling that was constructed or reconstructed in accordance
  1 28 with generally recognized engineering or safety standards.
  1 29    The bill also provides an exemption from liability for
  1 30 municipalities relating to claims based upon acts or omissions
  1 31 of an officer or employee of the municipality by a person
  1 32 engaged in bicycling when the person knew or reasonably should
  1 33 have known that the bicycling created a substantial risk of
  1 34 injury and the person was acting voluntarily.
  1 35    A municipality in Code chapter 670 is defined as a city,
  2  1 county, township, school district, or other unit of local
  2  2 government.  
  2  3 LSB 2426SV 80
  2  4 rh/pj/5
     

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