Public Act 096-0713
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Public Act 096-0713 |
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Bowling Center Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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"Operator" means a person or entity that owns, manages,
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controls, directs, or has operational responsibility for a
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bowling center.
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"Bowler" means a person in a bowling center for the purpose | ||||
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recreational or competitive bowling.
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"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.
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"Bowling shoes" mean shoes that are specifically designed | ||||
for the purpose of recreational or competitive bowling.
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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."
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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.
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Section 98. Applicability. This Act applies only to causes | ||
of action accruing on or after January 1, 2010. |