Establishes a hike safe card program and search and rescue special fund, and requires reimbursement for search and rescue expenses from those who.

This bill establishes a hike safe card program and a search and rescue special fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. It requires government entities to seek reimbursement for search and rescue expenses from individuals who knowingly enter closed property or violate laws, with exemptions for those who possess a hike safe card. The bill raises the penalty for criminal trespass from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. The hike safe card program allows individuals to purchase a card for a fee, which is deposited into the search and rescue special fund.

Establishes a hike safe card program and search and rescue special fund, and requires reimbursement for search and rescue expenses from those who.

This bill establishes a hike safe card program and a search and rescue special fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. It requires government entities to seek reimbursement for search and rescue expenses from individuals who knowingly enter closed property or violate laws, with exemptions for those who possess a hike safe card. The bill raises the penalty for criminal trespass from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. The hike safe card program allows individuals to purchase a card for a fee, which is deposited into the search and rescue special fund.