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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill shields an amateur sports organization from liability for injuries under certain
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11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ shields an agent of an amateur sports organization and the organization from
14 liability for injuries to an athlete if the organization has a protocol for injuries in
15 place and the protocol was followed and documented at the time of the injury.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 26-53-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 26-53-501 is enacted to read:
26 26-53-501. Liability.
27 There is a rebuttable presumption that a nonprofit amateur sports organization or an
28 agent of a nonprofit amateur sports organization was not negligent in causing injuries or future
29 medical conditions related to an injury suffered by an athlete during a sporting event sponsored
30 by the amateur sports organization if:
31 (1) the injury is the result of an inherent risk of the activity;
32 (2) the amateur sports organization and the participating team or club has a policy in
33 place consistent with this chapter;
34 (3) the agents of the amateur sports organization were trained about the policy;
35 (4) the policy applied to the circumstances of and nature of the injury; and
36 (5) the policy was followed and documented at the time of the injury.