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H.B. 388

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UTAH PRODUCT LIABILITY ACT

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AMENDMENTS

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Karen W. Morgan

             6      AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL CODE; MAKING IT AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY
             7      FOR THE MANUFACTURER OF A PRODUCT TO REQUIRE THE PURCHASER OR END
             8      USER TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER HARMLESS IN A PRODUCTS LIABILITY
             9      ACTION.
             10      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             11      ENACTS:
             12          78-15-7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             13      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             14          Section 1. Section 78-15-7 is enacted to read:
             15          78-15-7. Indemnification provisions void and unenforceable.
             16          Any clause in a sales contract or collateral document that requires a purchaser or end user
             17      of a product to indemnify, hold harmless, or defend a manufacturer of a product h [ in any action
            
18      brought pursuant to this chapter is ] SHALL BE h contrary to public policy and h IS h void and
             18a      unenforceable h IF A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING OF THE PRODUCT CAUSES AN
             18b      INJURY OR DEATH h .




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-8-00 6:16 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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