Spaceflight Immunity and Liability Act

From Compendium of Legislation

The Spaceflight Immunity and Liability Act (HB 3184) was a bill that passed the Virginia State Legislature in April of 2007.

[edit] Summary

Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act; corporate tax exemptions for space flight entities. Grants immunity to space flight entities providing space flight activities to any participant in a suborbital flight. Space flight entities are required to distribute warning statements to all participants notifying them of their immunity from civil suit. The Act does not provide immunity from gross negligence, situations where the space flight entity has actual knowledge of a dangerous condition, or intentional injuries to the participant. The bill also provides that the provisions of the Act shall expire on July 1, 2012.

[edit] External links

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+cab+HC10124HB3184+BREF