Ind. Code § 34-30-19.5-3

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 34-30-19.5-3 - Exemption from civil liability
(a) The owner of a private property that is adjacent to Lake Michigan does not assume responsibility or incur liability for an injury to an individual or damage to property that:
(1) occurs after June 30, 2020, when an individual is crossing the private property:
(A) to enter; or
(B) upon leaving;

the area of the beach of Lake Michigan that the public has a vested right to use for recreational purposes; and

(2) is caused by:
(A) an act or omission of a person other than the owner;
(B) an act or omission of the owner, except for an act of the owner constituting intentional misconduct; or
(C) the condition of the property.
(b) This section does not affect the following:
(1) Existing Indiana case law on the liability of property owners with respect to:
(A) business invitees in commercial establishments; or
(B) invited guests.
(2) The attractive nuisance doctrine.

IC 34-30-19.5-3

Added by P.L. 164-2020,SEC. 61, eff. 7/1/2020.