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ADULT HOLD HARMLESS/INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

Ideally, individuals utilizing parish premises for activities that are neither parish sponsored nor

affiliated, should be providing the parish with a certificate of insurance naming the parish and the

Arch/Diocese as an additional insured. However, in certain instances when groups or individuals

do not have insurance, the Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement can be used. The Adult

Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement has not been designed to be a replacement for insurance,

but has been developed only for certain situations. Specifically, the Adult Hold

Harmless/Indemnity Agreement must be utilized for the following situations that are often

encountered by parishes:

Adult Athletic Participation - Adults who use or rent the parish gym for “non-parish

sponsored" basketball or volleyball must sign the Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity

Agreement. It is not adequate to have one representative of a sports group sign an

agreement. Each individual must sign an agreement for the contracts to be valid. Please

note that a new agreement does not have to be obtained for each usage of the gym if the

gym is being utilized on a seasonal basis. Instead, the parish may obtain one signed

agreement per individual, per season.

Craft Fairs - Considering that a parish craft fair usually involves a large number of craft

vendors, it is impossible to obtain a certificate of insurance from each vendor. Instead, an

Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement should be distributed with the craft vendors’

registration material for the vendor to sign. A craft vendor who does not sign an Adult

Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement should not be allowed to participate in your

parish’s craft fair.

Other Small Groups - In rare instances, the Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement

can be used for very small groups that do not have liability insurance. Similar to the adult

athletic participation, in these cases an Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement must

be obtained from each individual of each group who utilizes parish facilities. When

dealing with large groups, it is not feasible to have each group member sign an

agreement. Considering this, large groups must sign the Facility Usage/Indemnity

Agreement, which requires insurance.

The Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement is a legal contract between your parish and the

individual who signs the agreement. The agreement will effectively bar the signer of the

agreement from making a claim against the parish. Please note that the Adult Hold

Harmless/Indemnity Agreement is only valid when the signer is at least 18 years of age. The

parish should not alter the agreement in any way as an alteration could result in nullifying the

legality of the agreement. Original copies of signed Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreements

should be kept in parish files for at least two years. Injuries and accidents are often not promptly

reported, necessitating the need for original copies to be maintained.

Adult Hold Harmless/indemnity Agreement Template