California Labor Code 7912 – No person shall operate an amusement ride unless there is in …
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No person shall operate an amusement ride unless there is in existence and on file with the division a policy of insurance, issued by a company licensed by the Department of Insurance to do business in the state, or by a nonadmitted insurer employed by a surplus lines broker licensed by the Department of Insurance, in an amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) until January 1, 2009, and, effective on and after January 1, 2009, one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence insuring the owner or operator against liability for injury suffered by persons riding the amusement ride.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 478, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
Terms Used In California Labor Code 7912
- Amusement ride: includes the business of operating bungee jumping services or providing services to facilitate bungee jumping, but does not include slides, playground equipment, coin-operated devices or conveyances which operate directly on the ground or on the surface or pavement directly on the ground or the operation of amusement devices of a permanent nature. See California Labor Code 7901
- Department: means the Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 6302
- Division: means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 6302
- Insurer: includes the State Compensation Insurance Fund and any private company, corporation, mutual association, and reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, authorized under the laws of this state to insure employers against liability for compensation under this part and under Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201), and any employer to whom a certificate of consent to self-insure has been issued. See California Labor Code 6302
- owner: means a person who owns or controls or has the duty to control the operation of an amusement ride. See California Labor Code 7901
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18