(745 ILCS 72/5)
Sec. 5.
Legislative findings and declarations.
The General Assembly
finds and
declares that the recreational sport of roller skating is practiced by a large
number of citizens of this State; roller skating is a wholesome and healthy
family activity that should be encouraged; and the allocation of risks and
costs of roller skating is an important matter of public policy.
The General Assembly further finds and declares that the owners of roller
skating
rinks face great difficulty in obtaining liability insurance coverage at an
affordable cost and that the lack of affordable insurance coverage affects not
only owners of roller skating rinks, but also patrons who may suffer personal
injury or property damage as a result of accidents that occur on the premises
of a roller skating rink. In order to make it more
economically feasible for insurance companies to provide coverage to roller
skating rinks at an affordable rate to the owners, occurrences resulting in
liability to the owners should be more predictable by limiting the liability
that may be incurred by the owners and encouraging the
development and implementation of risk reduction techniques. This Act should
be liberally construed to best carry out the purposes of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-37, eff. 1-1-96.)
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