Indiana § 34-31-7-3 - Duties concerning child care services at nonprofit religious organizations

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§ 34-31-7-3. Duties concerning child care services at nonprofit religious organizations

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "premises" means a part of a building that is:

(1) used primarily for worship services;

(2) owned, operated, or controlled by a nonprofit religious organization; and

(3) used for purposes of providing child care services for which a fee is charged.

(b) If a customer who purchases child care services or the customer's child enters the premises for the purpose of receiving fee based child care services, with the actual or implied consent of the child care provider or nonprofit religious organization, the child care provider and nonprofit religious institution have the duty to:

(1) warn the customer or the customer's child of a hidden danger on the premises if a representative of the child care provider or the nonprofit religious institution has actual knowledge of the hidden danger;

(2) refrain from intentionally harming the customer or the customer's child; and

(3) inspect the premises for dangerous hazards and defects, and correct any dangerous hazard or defect within a reasonable period of time after becoming aware of the existence of the dangerous hazard or defect.

As added by P.L.149-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.278.

IC 34-31-8Chapter 8. Limited Liability Concerning Asbestos Related Claims

34-31-8-1"Asbestos claim" 34-31-8-2"Corporation" 34-31-8-3"Innocent successor corporation" 34-31-8-4"Successor asbestos related liability" 34-31-8-5"Transferor corporation" 34-31-8-6Liberal construction of chapter 34-31-8-7Chapter application 34-31-8-8Limited cumulative successor asbestos related liabilities 34-31-8-9Limitations application 34-31-8-10Establishment of fair market value of total gross assets of transferor corporation 34-31-8-11Liability insurance 34-31-8-12Adjustment of fair market value of the total gross assets of a transferor corporation

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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