HB 380 Sanders’ Law
Representative Davis’ Stance Aerial Adventure Regulation
“The passing of this legislation means so much to me because if it is subsequently signed into law, a presently unregulated zip line business will now be regulated and we will have Department of Labor oversight to make these operations as safe as possible so that incidents resulting in death or serious injuries will hopefully not occur”. Davis was also quoted as saying “The only oversight of zip lines is through an insurance company. If a zip line operation or aerial adventure course wants to get insurance, the insurance company says you have to do X,Y, and Z, but it’s not statutory and doesn’t carry any penalties if you don’t abide by what they require. When I found that out, which was very upsetting to the parents of the little girl who died, I said this is ridiculous. We need to have some legislation.”
— Representative Ted Davis
What We Don’t Like About HB380
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The Bill is punitive in nature and resulted from 2 deaths in over 30 years. Violations would carry fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, while the bill calls for any violation resulting in serious injury or death to be deemed a felony.
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Operators would be required to obtain state-issued permits to remain compliant.
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Would require operators to receive an annual inspection from the State of North Carolina, which would most likely fall to the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Elevators and Amusement Devices division.