Sec. 13a-153. State liability for bridle paths, pedestrian walks and bicycle paths and injuries thereon.
Sec. 13a-153. State liability for bridle paths, pedestrian walks and bicycle
paths and injuries thereon. (a) No person, firm or corporation performing or engaged
in performing work under the provisions of section 13a-141 or contributing any labor,
services, supplies or materials in connection therewith shall have any claim against
the state either (1) for compensation or payment for such labor, services, supplies or
materials, except to the extent that funds for the payment thereof have been deposited
with the commissioner as provided in said section, or (2) for any injuries or damages
to person or property suffered or incurred while performing such work or in connection
therewith.
(b) Each person, firm or corporation using the pedestrian walks, bicycle paths, bridle
paths, entrances or exits provided for in section 13a-141, 13a-141a or 13a-142e, or using
any lane or other part or facility of any highway, road, bridge or parking facility provided
by the state for bicycle traffic or using the walk or path connections provided for in
section 13a-142, shall do so at his, her or its own risk, and no liability shall accrue to
the state or any agency, including the Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission created
under section 13a-142e, or employee of the state for any injuries or damages to any
person or property which may result, either directly or indirectly, from the use of such
walks, paths, entrances, exits or connections.
(1949 Rev., S. 2244, 2245; 1958 Rev., S. 13-130, 13-131; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 153; 1969, P.A. 643, S. 2; P.A. 75-305,
S. 1, 2; P.A. 05-131, S. 1.)
History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; 1969 act included pedestrian and bicycle walks and
paths; P.A. 75-305 added reference to Sec. 13a-141a and to lanes or parts of highways, roads, bridges or parking facilities
for bicycle traffic in Subsec. (b); P.A. 05-131 amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to Sec. 13a-142e and adding
"including the Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission created under section 13a-142e".