CHAPTER 7. PREMISES LIABILITY OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
IC 34-31-7
Chapter 7. Premises Liability of Religious Organizations
IC 34-31-7-1
Chapter application
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to premises liability only.
As added by P.L.149-2005, SEC.2.
IC 34-31-7-2
Duties of nonprofit religious organizations
Sec. 2. 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.
As added by P.L.149-2005, SEC.2.
IC 34-31-7-3
Duties concerning childcare services at nonprofit religious
organizations
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "premises" means a part of a
building that is:
(1) used primarily for worship services;
(2) owned, operated, or controlled by a nonprofit religious
organization; and
(3) used for purposes of providing childcare services for which
a fee is charged.
(b) If a customer who purchases childcare services or the
customer's child enters the premises for the purpose of receiving fee
based childcare services, with the actual or implied consent of the
childcare provider or nonprofit religious organization, the childcare
provider and nonprofit religious institution have the duty to:
(1) warn the customer or the customer's child of a hidden
danger on the premises if a representative of the childcare
provider or the nonprofit religious institution has actual
knowledge of the hidden danger;
(2) refrain from intentionally harming the customer or the
customer's child; and
(3) inspect the premises for dangerous hazards and defects, and
correct any dangerous hazard or defect within a reasonable
period of time after becoming aware of the existence of the
dangerous hazard or defect.
As added by P.L.149-2005, SEC.2.