Can An Adult Other Then a Parent or Guardian Sign a Liability Waiver for a Minor?
No. Only a parent or guardian can sign a liability waiver on behalf of a minor. Waivers signed by other adults are immediately null and void. In such a case, the law views the waiver as if it never existed, and the minor is restored all rights waived by the document. All Dive Sports waivers require that the signing adult affirm that they are able to sign on behalf of the minor in question. If a person represents themselves as the guardian and signs a waiver on behalf of the minor without the legal authority to do so, the signer is guilty of fraud, a felony in the State of Alabama, punishable by stiff fines and a considerable jail sentence. In addition, it would be relatively simple for the organization who originally presented the wavier to recover from the adult if any loss occurred as a result of the fraud.
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