Adds to existing law to provide for the immunity of volunteer ski and bike patrollers in certain instances.

This bill adds a new section to Title 5, Chapter 3 of the Idaho Code relating to limited immunity from liability for acts or omissions of volunteer ski and bike patrols at Idaho’s mountain recreation areas. The patrollers must possess qualifications meeting the standards of the National Ski Patrol. Idaho’s Good Samaritan statute is inadequate to sufficiently protect volunteer patrollers from exposure to liability for various aid they provide to the visitors to the areas they serve. This bill will advance the public policy of encouraging these volunteers, and those thinking of volunteering, to provide immediate assistance in times of great need.