(720 ILCS 530/0.01)(from Ch. 38, par. 50) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Aerial Exhibitors Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
(720 ILCS 530/1)(from Ch. 38, par. 50‑1) Sec. 1. No person shall participate in a public performance or exhibition,
or in a private exercise preparatory thereto, on a trapeze, tightrope,
wire, rings, ropes, poles, or other aerial apparatus which requires skill,
timing or balance and which creates a substantial risk to himself or others
of serious injury by a fall from a height in excess of 20 feet, unless a
safety net or other safety device of similar purpose and construction is
placed between such person and the ground in such manner as to arrest or
cushion his fall and minimize the risk of such injury. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 3453.)
(720 ILCS 530/2)(from Ch. 38, par. 50‑2) Sec. 2. No owner, agent, lessee or other person in control of operations
of a circus, carnival, fair or other public place of assembly or amusement
shall authorize or permit
participation in an aerial performance, exhibition or private exercise in
violation of Section 1 of this Act. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 3453.)
(720 ILCS 530/3)(from Ch. 38, par. 50‑3) Sec. 3. Sentence. Violation of this Act is a Class A Misdemeanor. (Source: P. A. 77‑2651.)
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