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Senate Narrows Land-Use Immunity Bill, Preserving Municipal Liability for Negligence

Utah State Senate · March 3, 1999
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Summary

Senate amendments to substitute House Bill 107 limit liability immunity for counties and municipalities to designated recreational sites and inherent risks; municipalities remain liable when injury results from their negligence to correct hazards.

On March 3 the Utah Senate amended substitute House Bill 107 to limit proposed land-use immunity for local governments. Sponsors described the changes as narrowing immunity to specific, designated recreational sites and to injuries resulting from inherent risks of the activity (for example, falling while rollerblading) while making…

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