2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 15 - Ski Safety
Section 24-15-8 - Duties of ski area operators with respect to ski lifts.
Every ski area operator shall have the duty to operate, repair and maintain all ski lifts in safe condition. The ski area operator, prior to December 1 of each year, shall certify to the state corporation commission [public regulation commission] the policy number and name of the company providing liability insurance for the ski area and the date of the ski lift inspections and the name of the person making such inspections.
History: Laws 1969, ch. 218, § 8; 1953 Comp., § 12-16-8; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 12-28-8 by Laws 1972, ch. 51, § 9; 1979, ch. 279, § 5.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 80 deemed that all references to the state corporation commission be construed as references to the public regulation commission.
Cross references. — For public regulation commission, see N.M. Const., art. XI, § 1.
The doctrine of comparative negligence is applicable to claims brought under the act where both the skier and the ski area operator are alleged to have breached statutory duties. Lopez v. Ski Apache Resort, 1992-NMCA-047, 114 N.M. 202, 836 P.2d 648, cert. denied, 113 N.M. 815, 833 P.2d 1181.
