§ 34-31-7-2 — Duties of nonprofit religious organizations

Indiana § 34-31-7-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 31: LIMITED LIABILITY
• Ch. 7: Premises Liability of Religious Organizations

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Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter,
a nonprofit religious organization has only the following duties
concerning persons who enter premises owned, operated, or controlled
by the nonprofit religious organization and used primarily for worship
services:
(1) If a person enters the premises with the actual or implied
permission of the nonprofit religious organization, the nonprofit
religious organization has a duty to:
(A) warn the person of a hidden danger on the premises if a
representative of the nonprofit religious organization has actual
knowledge of the hidden danger; and
(B) refrain from intentionally harming the person.
(2) If a person enters the premises without the actual or implied
permission of the nonprofit religious organization, the nonprofit
religious organization has the duty to refrain from intentionally
harming the person.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.149-2005, SEC.2.