Rider Safety Act

The act assigns responsibility for safety in large part to riders themselves, requiring them to follow established safety rules and to report injuries, and it extends corresponding duties to the parents and guardians of riders who are minors. Operators must post notice telling riders of that compliance obligation, and a security officer is authorized to detain someone who violates a posted safety warning in order to issue a warning, with the act providing a defense if that detention is later challenged in a civil suit. Violations committed wilfully carry penalties, and defined terms set the scope of who and what the requirements reach.

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