H.B. 388 Enrolled

UTAH PRODUCT LIABILITY ACT AMENDMENTS
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Karen W. Morgan
AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL CODE; MAKING IT AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY
FOR THE MANUFACTURER OF A PRODUCT TO REQUIRE THE PURCHASER OR END
USER TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER HARMLESS IN A PRODUCTS LIABILITY
ACTION.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
78-15-7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 78-15-7 is enacted to read:
78-15-7. Indemnification provisions void and unenforceable.
Any clause in a sales contract or collateral document that requires a purchaser or end user
of a product to indemnify, hold harmless, or defend a manufacturer of a product shall be contrary
to public policy and is void and unenforceable if a defect in the design or manufacturing of the
product causes an injury or death.