Public Act 096-0713
 		





SB1335 Enrolled
LRB096 07233 AJO 17319 b






    AN ACT concerning civil law.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:








 
    Section 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the 
Bowling Center Act.
 
    Section 5. Definitions.   As used in this Act:


    "Operator" means a person or entity that owns, manages,

controls, directs, or has operational responsibility for a

bowling center.


    "Bowler" means a person in a bowling center for the purpose 
of
recreational or competitive bowling.

    "Bowling center" means a building, facility, or
premises 
that provides an area specifically designed to be
used by the 
public for  recreational or competitive bowling.



    "Bowling shoes" mean shoes that are specifically designed 
for the purpose of recreational or competitive bowling.



 
    Section 10. Operator notice to bowlers.
An operator shall 
post a notice in a conspicuous place near each bowling center 
entrance and exit  that reads  as follows: "Bowling shoes are 
specialized footwear and are not intended to be worn outside a 
bowling center because the bowling shoes may be affected by 
substances or materials such as: snow, ice, rain, moisture, 
food, or debris. Such substances or materials on  bowling shoes 
that have been worn outside a bowling center may cause the 
person wearing the bowling shoes to slip, trip, stumble, or 
fall on the floor or alley surfaces in the bowling center."



 
    Section 15. Civil liability.  If the operator posts a notice 
in a conspicuous place near each bowling center entrance and 
exit  in the form described in Section 10, the operator, except 
for willful and wanton misconduct, shall not be held civilly 
liable for injuries resulting from a slip, trip, stumble, or 
fall inside the bowling center solely caused by some substance 
or material on the bowler's bowling shoes that was acquired 
outside the bowling center immediately before entering or 
re-entering the bowling center.

 
    Section 98. Applicability. This Act applies only to causes 
of action accruing on or after January 1, 2010.