§ 5791. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to encourage owners to make their land and water available to the public for no consideration for recreational uses by clearly establishing a rule that an owner shall have no greater duty of care to a person who, without consideration, enters or goes upon the owner’s […]
§ 5792. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Consideration” means a price, fee, or other charge paid to or received by the owner in return for the permission to enter upon or to travel across the owner’s land for recreational use. Consideration shall not include: (A) compensation paid to or a tax benefit received […]
§ 5793. Liability limited (a) Land. An owner shall not be liable for property damage or personal injury sustained by a person who, without consideration, enters or goes upon the owner’s land for a recreational use unless the damage or injury is the result of the willful or wanton misconduct of the owner. (b) Equipment, […]
§ 5794. Landowner protection (a) The fact that an owner has made land available without consideration for recreational uses shall not be construed to: (1) limit the property rights of owners; (2) limit the ability of an owner and a recreational user of the land to enter into agreements for the recreational use of the […]
§ 5795. Exceptions This chapter shall not apply to lands owned by a municipality or the State. (Added 1997, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
