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Senate Bill No. 6
(By Senators Jenkins, Plymale, McCabe and Green)
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[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §7-11-7; to amend
said code by adding thereto a new section, designated
§8-21-10a; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new
section, designated §20-5-23, all relating to immunity from
civil liability for operators of parks and recreation
districts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-11-7; that said code
be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-21-10a;
and that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section,
designated §20-5-23, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 7. COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS.
ARTICLE 11. COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONS.
§7-11-7. Liability of county parks and recreation commissions.
A commission is not liable for injury, loss or damage caused
by the negligence of a person who is not an agent or employee of
the commission or for injury, loss or damage to a person unless the
injury, loss or damage was directly caused by an agent or employee
of the commission and occurs within the public parks and
recreational properties and facilities owned by the county or
commission.
CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.
ARTICLE 21. BOARD OF PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS.
§8-21-10a. Liability of board.
A board is not liable for injury, loss or damage caused by the
negligence of a person who is not an agent or employee of the board
or for injury, loss or damage to a person unless the injury, loss
or damage was directly caused by an agent or employee of the board
and occurs within the city public parks and recreational properties
and facilities owned by the board.
CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-23. Liability of Section of Parks and Recreation.
The Section of Parks and Recreation is not liable for injury, loss or damage caused by the negligence of a person who is not an
agent or employee of the Section of Parks and Recreation or for
injury, loss or damage to a person unless the injury, loss or
damage was directly caused by an agent or employee of the Section
of Parks and Recreation and occurs within the state parks and
public recreational properties and facilities owned by the Section
of Parks and Recreation or the Division of Natural Resources.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend immunity from
civil liability to the operators of parks and recreation districts.
These sections are new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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