South Carolina Code 52-21-60. Required warnings; posting and maintenance of signs
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 52-21-60
- Inherent risk of skating: means those dangers or risks which are an integral part of ice or roller skating including, but not limited to, injuries which result from contact with other skaters or spectators, injuries which result from falls caused by loss of balance, and injuries which involve objects or artificial structures properly within the intended path of travel of the skater. See South Carolina Code 52-21-10
- Operator: means a person or entity who owns, manages, controls or directs, or who has operational responsibility for an ice or roller skating rink. See South Carolina Code 52-21-10
- Skater: means a person wearing ice skates while in an ice skating rink or roller skates in a roller skating rink for the purpose of recreational or competitive skating without regard to whether the person paid consideration. See South Carolina Code 52-21-10
- Skating rink: means a building, facility, or premises which provides an area specifically designed to be used by the public for recreational or competitive ice or roller skating. See South Carolina Code 52-21-10
- Spectator: means an invitee who is present in a skating rink but is not wearing ice or roller skates. See South Carolina Code 52-21-10
Under South Carolina law, an operator is not liable for an injury to or the death of a skater or spectator resulting from an inherent risk of skating, pursuant to Chapter 21 of Title 52, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. "Inherent risk of skating" means those dangers or risks which are an integral part of ice or roller skating including, but not limited to, injuries which result from incidental contact with other skaters or spectators, injuries which result from falls caused by loss of balance, and injuries which involve objects or artificial structures properly within the intended path of travel of the skater. In a skating facility, the decisions to wear a helmet or other safety equipment normally associated with outdoor skating is the responsibility of the skater and not the operator.
(B) Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this section prevents an operator from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this chapter.