(745 ILCS 41/1)
Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Bowling Center Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Operator" means a person or entity that owns, manages,
controls, directs, or has operational responsibility for a
bowling center.
"Bowler" means a person in a bowling center for the purpose of
recreational or competitive bowling.
"Bowling center" means a building, facility, or
premises that provides an area specifically designed to be
used by the public for recreational or competitive bowling.
"Bowling shoes" mean shoes that are specifically designed for the purpose of recreational or competitive bowling.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/10)
Sec. 10. Operator notice to bowlers.
An operator shall post a notice in a conspicuous place near each bowling center entrance and exit that reads as follows: "Bowling shoes are specialized footwear and are not intended to be worn outside a bowling center because the bowling shoes may be affected by substances or materials such as: snow, ice, rain, moisture, food, or debris. Such substances or materials on bowling shoes that have been worn outside a bowling center may cause the person wearing the bowling shoes to slip, trip, stumble, or fall on the floor or alley surfaces in the bowling center."
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/15)
Sec. 15. Civil liability. If the operator posts a notice in a conspicuous place near each bowling center entrance and exit in the form described in Section 10, the operator, except for willful and wanton misconduct, shall not be held civilly liable for injuries resulting from a slip, trip, stumble, or fall inside the bowling center solely caused by some substance or material on the bowler's bowling shoes that was acquired outside the bowling center immediately before entering or re-entering the bowling center.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
(745 ILCS 41/98)
Sec. 98. Applicability. This Act applies only to causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 2010.
(Source: P.A. 96-713, eff. 1-1-10.)
Structure Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 745 - CIVIL IMMUNITIES
745 ILCS 5/ - State Lawsuit Immunity Act.
745 ILCS 10/ - Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act.
745 ILCS 15/ - County Engineer and Highway Superintendent Liability Act.
745 ILCS 19/ - Public and Appellate Defender Immunity Act.
745 ILCS 22/ - Federal Law Enforcement Officer Immunity Act.
745 ILCS 25/ - Tort Liability of Schools Act.
745 ILCS 35/ - Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Intervenor and Reporter Immunity Law.
745 ILCS 38/ - Baseball Facility Liability Act.
745 ILCS 40/ - Blood and Organ Transaction Liability Act.
745 ILCS 41/ - Bowling Center Act.
745 ILCS 43/ - Illinois Commonsense Consumption Act.
745 ILCS 45/ - Communicable Disease Report Act.
745 ILCS 46/ - Employment Record Disclosure Act.
745 ILCS 47/ - Equine Activity Liability Act.
745 ILCS 48/ - Illinois Financial Institutions Year 2000 Safety and Soundness Act.
745 ILCS 49/ - Good Samaritan Act.
745 ILCS 50/ - Good Samaritan Food Donor Act.
745 ILCS 51/ - Good Samaritan Medical Equipment Donor Act.
745 ILCS 52/ - Hockey Facility Liability Act.
745 ILCS 54/ - Interscholastic Association Defamation Act.
745 ILCS 55/ - Long-term Care Peer Review and Quality Assessment and Assurance Protection Act.
745 ILCS 60/ - Real Estate Investment Trust Act.
745 ILCS 65/ - Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act.
745 ILCS 67/ - State of Illinois Recreational Use of Leased Land Act.
745 ILCS 70/ - Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
745 ILCS 72/ - Roller Skating Rink Safety Act.