House Bill hb0345
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Florida House of Representatives - 2002 HB 345
By Representative Kottkamp
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to negligence; creating s.
3 768.093, F.S.; providing that specified
4 assistive technology devices shall not be
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6 defining "powered shopping cart"; providing an
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Section 768.093, Florida Statutes, is
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13 768.093 Owner liability limits; powered shopping
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15 (1) For the purposes of this section, "powered
16 shopping cart" means an electrically powered assistive
17 technology device which is generally used in a retail
18 establishment by a customer, designed for the simultaneous
19 transport of a person and of goods of any kind, and capable of
20 speeds no greater than 2 1/2 miles per hour.
21 (2) A powered shopping cart which is provided to a
22 person gratuitously for use solely on the premises of the
23 owner of such powered shopping cart shall not be considered a
24 dangerous instrumentality in this state.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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Florida House of Representatives - 2002 HB 345
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With respect to ch. 768, F.S., relating to negligence,
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act, provided gratuitously for use solely on the premises
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dangerous instrumentality.
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