Under current law municipalities are exempt from liability for claims based upon negligent design, specification, construction or reconstruction of a public facility designed for skateboarding, in-line skating, bicycling, unicycling, scootering, river rafting, canoeing or kayaking.
This bill extends tort-liability exemption to claims related to negligent design, specification, construction or reconstruction of a public facility designed for any recreational activity. House File 570 removes the list of activities.
Current law also protects municipalities from tort liability related to claims based upon acts or omissions of a municipality officer or employee, by a person who is injured while skateboarding, in-line skating, bicycling, unicycling, scootering, river rafting, canoeing or kayaking on municipal property if the person knew, or reasonably should have known, the activity created a substantial risk and the person voluntarily placed themselves at risk and the injury resulted from the risk inherent with the activity.
The bill extends the tort-liability exemption from injuries a person suffers while participating in any recreational activity, if that injury results from the normal and expected risks inherent in the activity.
Are you saying? If you went to a municipal swimming pool and the chemicals in the water were a health hazard and people got very ill you could not SUE ??????
LVS, I agree with you, but if the city is at fault, you should have the right to sue. Otherwise concerning a sledding hill, or something like that, it is the parents responsibility.
This really sucks, so a city can never be negligence for any activity, even if they are. So why. This is not right. We pay taxes on these parks and recs, so we can have a quality of life in our city, and now, we can’t sue a city even if they are wrong, or can’t provide safety on city property. Just sayin.
I agree witty thantrh your statements. However, in the sledding issue I can see their point. It is the parent not the city who makes the decision to take the child sledding. Why should the city be liable for that. If the child is under parental observation, it is the parents responsibility. This is a classic example of one person ruining it for everyone else. If it is the city’s fault then they should pay. The problem is it cost a lot of money to fight a frivilous lawsuit.