{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-5-15-9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 5:15-9","heading":"Exceptions to limitation on liability","body":"9.\tNotwithstanding any provisions of sections 3 and 4 of this act to the contrary, the following actions or lack thereof on the part of operators shall be exceptions to the limitation on liability for operators:\na.\tKnowingly providing equipment or tack that is faulty to the extent that it causes or contributes to injury.\nb.\tFailure to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the participant's ability to safely manage the particular equine animal, based on the participant's representation of his ability, or the representation of the guardian, or trainer of that person standing in loco parentis, if a minor.\nc.\tA case in which the participant is injured or killed by a known dangerous latent condition on property owned or controlled by the equine animal activity operator and for which warning signs have not been posted.\nd.\tAn act or omission on the part of the operator that constitutes negligent disregard for the participant's safety, which act or omission causes the injury, and\ne.\tIntentional injuries to the participant caused by the operator.\nL.1997,c.287,s.9.","path":["TITLE 5 AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"cb54dc04d9eb80d819126f11eaf4ce088c7e09c7fcaa09bd5d4465435f9e6bde","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-5-15-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-5-15-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}