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r3dt@rget · February 2nd, 07:00 PM

Well I have a perfect field to play paintball on, and I want to start making it. I have a few questions though... Do I have to have like a license to charge people to play on it? There is like no where to play where i live, so i think a lot of people will come, but i dont know if you need a License or something to charge people.

**butterjuice** · February 2nd, 07:02 PM

you have to have insurance....which will be a ***** to get into....or else ppl will sue if they get hurt

r3dt@rget · February 2nd, 07:13 PM

do you mean that "I" have to have insurance? or do i just have to make them sign a thing saying i am not responsible for any injuries and to play at your own risk?

**butterjuice** · February 2nd, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by r3dt@rget

do you mean that "I" have to have insurance? or do i just have to make them sign a thing saying i am not responsible for any injuries and to play at your own risk?

the field itself has to have insurance

r3dt@rget · February 2nd, 07:24 PM

Dang... what if i dont charge people until the field gets popular? is it easy to get insurance?

jamie2907 · February 19th, 04:30 AM

You got money?

***Mondo131*** · February 19th, 10:06 AM

Basicly for you to make a field and charge people to use it you need a business license, insurance, and a mailing address for that business.

You cant jsut create a field in your huge backyard and tell people they gotta pay 5 bucks to play on it. Most you can do is open it for free to the public and make signs and post them everywhere saying you are not responsible for anything that happens.

Signed Waivers would be a good idea also.

***austin5205*** · February 19th, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mondo131

Basicly for you to make a field and charge people to use it you need a business license, insurance, and a mailing address for that business.

You cant jsut create a field in your huge backyard and tell people they gotta pay 5 bucks to play on it. Most you can do is open it for free to the public and make signs and post them everywhere saying you are not responsible for anything that happens.

Signed Waivers would be a good idea also.

perfectly said

**Dogpatch** · February 19th, 08:22 PM

You could open it for free, but signed waivers would still be a must. To open it as a business would require a license and insurance.
If you get some people coming regularly and they trust you, you could ask for donations to buy equipment, like air bunkers etc. But once you start profiting, you have to pay taxes and all kinds of other headaches.

tippmanpwner · February 21st, 06:55 AM

just make them sign a wavier

***prodigy911*** · March 1st, 11:39 AM

do it for free but put a donation jar or something thats what we did and we got some money just for having a good time with other people.

***MedicDVG*** · March 2nd, 10:17 AM

Waiver's aren't worth the paper they are printed on. They are only a feel-good for the owner that you understand that there is inherent risk in the sport, blah, blah, blah.

Any first year law student can get around a waiver in court.

But everyone else is right. If you are going to make a professional field, you have to have the license and insurance. Also look at zoning, ADA requirement, sanitation, if you plan on having a snack bar, you then are dealing with the bureau of health etc.

It can be done, but you must do it right in order to avoid bankrupcy in your first week.

**toXic** · March 2nd, 05:41 PM

Medic is right about the waivers. I talked to a lawyer personally about this once.

**counterstrike53** · March 2nd, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MedicDVG

Waiver's aren't worth the paper they are printed on. They are only a feel-good for the owner that you understand that there is inherent risk in the sport, blah, blah, blah.

Any first year law student can get around a waiver in court.

QFT, but somebody should really do something about it. Fields have been closing down because the owners are getting sued for a million more than thier insurance even covers, even when the person who got injured signed a waiver. They should somehow be more legally binding. I mean I could get around a waiver, and im a highschool student whos never taken a single law class.

r3dt@rget · March 3rd, 06:21 PM

I have started working on the field, and its pretty sweet, but after all that info im not gonna even try to charge people. But i think its stupid to have people sueing over getting hurt at a field. I mean you know the risks when you walk onto a field, and you know you could get hurt.

PS: In a couple weeks, ill post a thread about my field, with tons of pics and stuff. The highlight is the huge creek that I turned into a WWI type trench with pallets as a place for walking. Its like huge and freakin cool. Cant wait to play on it.

**counterstrike53** · March 3rd, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by r3dt@rget

I have started working on the field, and its pretty sweet, but after all that info im not gonna even try to charge people. But i think its stupid to have people sueing over getting hurt at a field. I mean you know the risks when you walk onto a field, and you know you could get hurt.

Its the world in which we live in man. People done give a ****, they just want thier money.

**chaoticprophecy** · March 3rd, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by counterstrike53

Its the world in which we live in man. People done give a ****, they just want thier money.

Qft. People sue for anything now days. Some lady sued Mcdonalds because her coffee was too hott. Jeez.

**counterstrike53** · March 4th, 12:14 AM

"Screw decency and truth! I just want my money" - the American philosophy

GerGa · March 12th, 07:10 PM

Not sure if Im bumping an old thread but there was a lady who sued a dealer that sold her a motor home cause she crashed it on a highway cause she thought cruise control drove it and the dealer didnt tell her it and she won. Thats a load of bullsh!t.