Senate
File
508
S-3174
Amend
Senate
File
508
as
follows:
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1.
Page
3,
line
17,
after
<
b.
>
by
inserting
<
(1)
>
2
2.
Page
3,
after
line
21
by
inserting:
3
<
(2)
Any
person
who
is
injured
in
person
or
4
property
or
means
of
support
by
a
person
using
or
5
exploding
consumer
fireworks
has
a
right
of
action
for
6
all
damages
actually
sustained,
severally
or
jointly,
7
against
that
retailer
or
community
group
that
sold
8
the
consumer
fireworks
that
caused
the
injury
if
the
9
retailer
or
community
group
was
not
covered
by
public
10
liability
insurance
and
product
liability
insurance
as
11
required
by
this
paragraph
“b”
at
the
time
of
selling
12
the
consumer
fireworks.
>
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3.
Page
7,
line
15,
after
<
Fireworks
>
by
inserting
14
<
——
sales
and
use
——
penalties
>
15
4.
Page
9,
by
striking
line
35
and
inserting:
16
<
3.
5.
Liability.
A
person
who
purchases
a
17
consumer
firework
or
novelty
shall
be
jointly
and
18
severally
liable
for
damages,
including
emotional
19
distress,
caused
by
the
ignition,
explosion,
operation,
20
or
use
of
the
consumer
firework
or
novelty
and
shall
be
21
jointly
and
severally
liable
for
court
costs,
expenses,
22
and
reasonable
attorney
fees
incurred
by
the
party
23
bringing
the
action.
This
subsection
shall
not
impose
24
any
liability
on
a
purchaser
for
damages
that
result
25
from
the
ignition,
explosion,
operation,
or
use
of
a
26
consumer
firework
or
novelty
if
the
consumer
firework
27
or
novelty
was
acquired
by
another
person
without
the
28
knowledge
or
consent
of
the
purchaser.
A
person
liable
29
for
damages
to
property
under
this
subsection
is
liable
30
to
pay
three
times
the
actual
damages
to
the
property
31
which
resulted
from
the
ignition,
explosion,
operation,
32
or
use
of
the
consumer
firework
or
novelty.
33
6.
Applicability.
>
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