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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 645<\/a> and 648<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1387047,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348971,"identifier":"15.2-6024","token":"15.2\/IV\/60.1\/15.2-6024","url":"\/15.2-6024\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6024\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/60.1\/15.2-6024","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limiting liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6024","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An owner<\/span> of land<\/span> used by or for the stated purposes of the Authority<\/span>, whether with or without charge, owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational purposes<\/span> or to give any warning of a dangerous or hazardous condition, use, structure, or activity on the premises to persons entering for those purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The landowner or lessor of the property used for recreational purposes<\/span> does not: (i) extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose; (ii) confer upon users the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed; or (iii) assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by an act or omission of these persons. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing herein limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists for deliberate, willful, or malicious<\/span> infliction of injury to persons or property. Nothing herein limits in any way the obligation of a person entering upon or using the land<\/span> of another for recreational purposes<\/span> to exercise due care in his or her use of the land<\/span> and in his or her activities thereon, so as to prevent the creation of hazards or waste. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITING LIABILITY (\u00a7 15.2-6024)\n\nA. An owner of land used by or for the stated purposes of the Authority, whether\nwith or without charge, owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry\nor use by others for recreational purposes or to give any warning of a dangerous\nor hazardous condition, use, structure, or activity on the premises to persons\nentering for those purposes.\n\nB. The landowner or lessor of the property used for recreational purposes does\nnot: (i) extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose; (ii)\nconfer upon users the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of\ncare is owed; or (iii) assume responsibility for or incur liability for any\ninjury to person or property caused by an act or omission of these persons.\n\nC. Nothing herein limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists for\ndeliberate, willful, or malicious infliction of injury to persons or property.\nNothing herein limits in any way the obligation of a person entering upon or\nusing the land of another for recreational purposes to exercise due care in his\nor her use of the land and in his or her activities thereon, so as to prevent\nthe creation of hazards or waste.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 645, 648.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}