Indiana § 34-31-5-2 - Exceptions to immunity for certain acts or omissions
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§ 34-31-5-2. Exceptions to immunity for certain acts or omissions
Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to the horse racing industry.
(b) Section 1 of this chapter does not prevent or limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional:
(1) who:
(A) provided equipment or tack that was faulty and that caused the injury; and
(B) knew or should have known that the equipment or tack was faulty;
(2) who provided the equine and failed to make reasonable and prudent efforts based on the participant's representations of the participant's ability to:
(A) determine the ability of the participant to engage safely in the equine activity; and
(B) determine the ability of the participant to safely manage the particular equine;
(3) who:
(A) was in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities on which the participant sustained injuries; and
(B) knew or should have known of the dangerous latent condition that caused the injuries;
if warning signs concerning the dangerous latent condition were not conspicuously posted on the land or in the facilities;
(4) who committed an act or omission that:
(A) constitutes reckless disregard for the safety of the participant; and
(B) caused the injury; or
(5) who intentionally injured the participant.
(c) Section 1 of this chapter does not prevent or limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional under the product liability laws.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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