PRINTER'S NO. 2758
No. 2023 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY D. R. WRIGHT, DOMBROWSKI, LIVENGOOD, BOWLEY,
VAN HORNE, TRELLO, SWEET, McCALL, SHOWERS, HALUSKA, PETRONE,
OLASZ, BATTISTO, LETTERMAN, DAWIDA, L. E. SMITH, HERSHEY,
A. C. FOSTER, JR., SCHULER, FARGO AND BLACK, JANUARY 27, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JANUARY 27, 1986
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 18, 1984 (P.L.384, No.81), entitled "An
2 act providing for the inspection of amusement rides and
3 attractions; granting powers and imposing duties on the
4 Department of Agriculture; creating the Amusement Ride Safety
5 Advisory Board; and imposing civil and criminal penalties,"
6 further providing for the minimum amount of insurance.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 14(a) of the act of June 18, 1984
10 (P.L.384, No.81), known as the Amusement Ride Inspection Act, is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 14. Insurance.
13 (a) Minimum amount.--A person may not operate an amusement
14 ride or attraction unless a policy of insurance has been
15 purchased to insure the owner or operator against liability for
16 injuries to the persons arising out of the use of any amusement
17 ride or attraction within the owner's control. Such insurance
18 shall be in an amount of not less than $300,000 per occurrence
19 or [$1,000,000] $500,000 in the aggregate.
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2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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