{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-05.45.020","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 05.45.020","heading":"Effect of violations.","body":"(a) A ski area operator or other person who violates a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070 is negligent and civilly liable to the extent the violation causes injury to a person or damage to property.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 09.17.080,\n(1) the limitation of liability described under AS 05.45.010 is a complete defense in an action against a ski area operator for an injury if an inherent danger or risk of skiing is determined to be a contributory factor in the resulting injury, unless the ski area operator has violated a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070;\n(2) a violation of the passenger duties imposed under AS 05.45.030 or skier duties imposed under AS 05.45.100 is a complete defense in an action against a ski area operator if the violation is determined to be a contributory factor in the resulting injury, unless the ski area operator has violated a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070.\n(c) If the ski area operator is determined to have violated a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070, the provisions of AS 09.17.080 apply in an action against a ski area operator for an injury resulting from the violation.","path":["Title 5. Amusements and Sports.","Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#05.45.020","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:09Z","sha256":"d0b15fcaba444eb10d8478d242aae2a60ca56615fd45a6abe878f0b457e8afa4","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-05.45.010","next":"us-ak/as-05.45.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}