5:15-9. Exceptions to limitation on liability
9.Notwithstanding any provisions of sections 3 and 4 of this act to the contrary, the following actions or lack thereof on the part of operators shall be exceptions to the limitation on liability for operators:
a.Knowingly providing equipment or tack that is faulty to the extent that it causes or contributes to injury.
b.Failure to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the participant's ability to safely manage the particular equine animal, based on the participant's representation of his ability, or the representation of the guardian, or trainer of that person standing in loco parentis, if a minor.
c.A case in which the participant is injured or killed by a known dangerous latent condition on property owned or controlled by the equine animal activity operator and for which warning signs have not been posted.
d.An act or omission on the part of the operator that constitutes negligent disregard for the participant's safety, which act or omission causes the injury, and
e.Intentional injuries to the participant caused by the operator.
L.1997,c.287,s.9.
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