North Carolina § 99E-21 - Purpose.

§ 99E-21. Purpose.

The purpose of this Article is to encourage governmental owners or lessees of property to make land available to a governmental entity for skateboarding, inline skating, or freestyle bicycling. It is recognized that governmental owners or lessees of property have failed to make property available for such activities because of the exposure to liability from lawsuits and the prohibitive cost of insurance, if insurance can be obtained for such activities. It is also recognized that risks and dangers are inherent in these activities, which risks and dangers should be assumed by those participating in the activities. History (2003-334, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2003-334, s. 2, made this Article effective October 1, 2003, and applicable to activities engaged in on or after that date and to actions that arise on or after that date.